September 2012
Intermediate to advanced
1680 pages
88h 3m
English
DirectAccess is a remote-access protocol introduced in Windows Server 2008 and improved in Windows Server 2012 that provides network node connectivity to remote systems without any user login requirements. DirectAccess addresses several challenges with traditional VPN, including the following:
• The need for the user to manually connect to the VPN.
• The delay the user experiences when connecting to the VPN while health checks are completed during the connection process.
• The need for the user to reconnect manually if an established VPN connection is lost.
• The slow performance when all traffic (intranet and Internet) is routed through the VPN connection.
These challenges can cause users to limit the use ...
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