This paper addresses the demands of network developers and security administrators to stay up to date with the technological developments in the ever-changing computer network field. This paper seeks to meet the educational need at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) and adopts innovative laboratory experiences and practices developed in the Information Technology (IT) industry. The targeted audiences are from the ABET accredited programs in Computer Engineering/Technology or Computer Science students in their senior year with a background in (i) Internet; (ii) IP Addressing; (iii) Local Area Network technologies, such as Ethernet; and (iv) Basic router configuration. In the first half of the paper, the key concepts related to Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) and Virtual Private Network (VPN) technologies are discussed in detail. In the second half of the paper, the lab time procedure to setup a VPN test lab at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) is described. This section also focuses in configuring the VPN Hardware Client and Configuring the VPN Concentrator. Once implemented, this lab can be used for many different purposes and can be very valuable as a troubleshooting and learning aid.
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