I understand the end result. “Oh hey, I’m not at work but now I can access work’s network and things.” But how does it WORK?
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By creating a different network that has the same permissions as your work network. Your work network is most likely connected to the internet, but just sealed off behind passwords, firewalls, and other protective measures.
A VPN is a tunnel through these protections, that is separately protected by passwords. So by logging into the VPN, you can get direct access to the work network. The VPN is programmed to be more widely accessible by users who may be scattered around the world, so anyone can connect to the VPN no matter where they are. Your work network is design to only be easily accessible by people onsite, not any random internet user.
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