NeoRouter 0.9.8 is a Remote Access Software product from neorouter.com, get 5 Stars SoftSea Rating, NeoRouter is the ideal Remote Access and VPN solution for homes and small businesses. It helps you manage and connect to all your computers from anywhere. It gracefully integrates Remote Access, File Sharing, Virtual Private Network, User and Access Management.
Many homes or small businesses have high-speed internet and multiple computers, and users are facing challenges like remote access, directory management and network security. To solve similar problems at large enterprises, skilled administrators can deploy very expensive and complex tools like VPN, domain controller and corporate firewall. But home or small business users do not have the right tools that fit their needs.
Our mission is to provide low-cost zero-configuration networking solutions for homes and small businesses. This is why we have built NeoRouter.
Advantages of NeoRouter:
* Roaming user profile
You can sign in from any computer using the same account and your profile (including the computer list and your preference) will roam with you.
* High portability
You can run NeoRouter portable client from a USB drive without installation. This feature is especially useful if you are using a computer that you do not have the privileges to setup new software, e.g. in a library or hotel.
* Fastest connection
NeoRouter can setup direct peer-to-peer (P2P) connection between computers. When direct P2P connection is impossible (e.g. your computer is behind a corporate firewall), NeoRouter relays the network traffic through your own router, while other VPN products relay through a central server geologically located far away and shared by thousands of other users.
* Advanced user management and access control
You can create multiple users with different privileges, and grant accesses to a computer or a service individually. For example, you can prevent your gamer friend Bob from accessing the photos you shared with mom.
* Add-ons
Add-ons extend NeoRouter and let you perform additional tasks over the virtual network.
* Proxy
Proxy support allows you access your virtual network behind proxy servers that support HTTP Proxy, SOCKS4 and SOCKS5 protocols.
* Remote wakeup
You can put your computer to standby mode to conserve electricity and NeoRouter can wake up the computer when you actually use it.
* Reliability
NeoRouter does not rely on a central server for connectivity, so you do not need to worry about the unexpected server maintenance and downtime.
* Run as a windows service
NeoRouter provides this feature for free, while other VPN products charge a fee for this feature.
* Unlimited network capacity
There is no limit on how many computers can join the network or how many users can be created.
Every day we are dealing with multiple PCs at work, home or other locations. It is often difficult to remotely connect to your PCs because corporate firewalls or residential routers segregate the network. NeoRouter can connect all your PCs into a virtual LAN (Local Area Network) and allow you to access them securely from anywhere.
At the center of the virtual LAN is the NeoRouter server, which acts like a command hub. It authenticates PCs and users, manages user accounts and profiles, and mediates direct P2P connections between PCs. The server can be setup on a PC running Windows or Linux, a Small Business Server, a Windows Media Center, a Windows Home Server or a MythTV. Alternatively it can be setup on a residential router from LinkSys, Asus, etc. It works with the open-source firmware like Tomato, OpenWRT, etc.
To add a new PC to this virtual LAN, you can simply install the NeoRouter client program on the PC and sign-in using your account. This will notify the NeoRouter server to remember the signature of this PC and to allow future connections from it. Because the NeoRouter client runs as a Windows service, it will start whenever your PC starts and join the virtual LAN automatically.
To access the virtual LAN from a PC that you have registered to network, you can use the NeoRouter Network Explorer which is installed along with the NeoRouter client software.
From a public PC/Kiosk at the library, airport or hotel, you can access the virtual LAN using the portable version of the NeoRouter Network Explorer. Its functionality resembles the Network Explorer, except that it does not require setup, register the PC to your virtual LAN or store any person information on disk.
Security
The security features of the NeoRouter are designed exclusively for the end users. All network communications are encrypted and authenticated with industry-standard algorithms and protocols. Nobody, not even your network administrators, will be able to see the data transmitted within the virtual LAN.
An important advantage of NeoRouter is that you have complete control over all the PCs and devices in the virtual LAN. Some competitors rely on a constant TCP connection between your PC and their central servers, and your PC could be at danger if any of their servers is compromised. This is a fundamental design flaw in their products; their servers and disgruntled employees if any could be the weakest link of the network. Because sometimes your data is just too important to trust anyone else, NeoRouter is designed such that your PCs/devices will never make such TCP connections to external servers.
NeoRouter also has a built-in firewall and access control manager so that you can manage users and their privileges at finer granularity. See user control for details. The license of this networking software is Freeware, you can free download and free use this Networking software.