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Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
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Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP),which allows third-party authentication modules, such as secure ID cards, to plug into the Microsoft Windows NT RRAS PPP implementation.
Bandwidth Allocation Protocol, which dynamically adds or drops multi-link connections according to administrator-set load parameters.
RRAS User Profiles Support, which simplifies remote access management by allowing network managers to create group profiles (such as a Marketing Profile, or Maintenance Profile) to set remote access dial-up rights and use parameters.
RRAS arrives at a time in which there is a broad movement toward the Internet Protocol (IP) networking standard, a huge growth in corporate intranets, and a booming demand for the routing, remote access, virtual private networks (VPN) and other internetworking solutions needed to tie everything together.
Flexibility for network managers and opportunities for third-party developers are greatly enhanced by the openness and extensibility of the Windows NT Server platform and its Routing and Remote Access Service. This openness is epitomized by the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS), which provides a standard layer to which all local area network (LAN) and WAN cards can be built to support Windows NT. This allows network managers and system integrators to choose from an array of IHVs providing NDIS-based network cards. Application programming interfaces (APIs) provide great extensibility to allow third-party developers to create custom routing or network management solutions.
Additional third-party value-add opportunities are found in the integration of Routing and Remote Access Service with the Windows NT Server platform. System integrators, VARs, and network managers can provide complete single-box, turn-key solutions for branch office, small business, and edge routing deployments. The same Windows NT Server-based computer that hosts routing, RAS, and VPNs, can also host integrated communications applications or productivity applications such as the Microsoft BackOffice® family and Microsoft Internet Information Server.
Routing and Remote Access Service offers:
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A full complement of protocols for IP and IPX routing (including OSPF and RIP v2 for IP).
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An intuitive graphical user interface and command line interface with scripting capabilities – both of which can be used via a remote PC for centralized management.
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Packet filtering and additional security features.
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An extensible platform with APIs for additional third-party routing protocols, user interface (UI), and management.
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Demand-dial routing support.
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Secure virtual private networking with Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) support server-to-server.
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RADIUS client support.
RRAS for Windows NT Server works with an organization’s existing router hardware, to fit into an existing network.
All of this is good news for IT managers and network administrators who will benefit from the increased choice and affordability they will have in building and managing their internetworking infrastructures.
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