VPN stands for Virtual Private Network.

A Virtual Private Network enables a computer to send and receive data from one private network to another private network which are connected via public network (Internet).

This is helpful for those who are outside the company’s intranet, and like to connect to office network securely to access the internal servers. VPN is also helpful when you are connecting multiple branch offices together.

Even when you are not connecting multiple branch offices together, you can still use VPN setup to allow your employees to connect remotely from their laptop to the datacenter and access the systems.