Digi Mobile VPN
Reliable Connectivity and Persistent Service For Critical CommunicationsThe integration of Digi Mobile VPN into the Digi SAFE solution stands out as a pivotal enhancement. Accessible as a value-added feature via Digi Remote Manager for Digi routers, Digi Mobile VPN empowers users to establish a protected link between their data centers and the Digi router, encompassing all connected smart devices, whether wired or wireless.
This service provides continuous and secure connectivity, leveraging Digi Remote Manager (Digi RM) as the central hub for managing the setup and deployment of mobile VPN. Digi Mobile VPN, driven by Radio IP, delivers an exceptionally secure mobile VPN software solution designed to meet the demanding requirements of critical communications, including support for FirstNet® for emergency responders.
Digi Mobile VPN facilitates seamless communication across multiple independent networks simultaneously within a single mobile VPN connection. This ensures secure, uninterrupted connectivity for diverse mobile workforces, regardless of their location, while surpassing data protection regulations.
Digi devices offer various connectivity options, including cellular failover, equipped with features like Digi SureLink®, policy-based routing, and interface bonding. These functionalities excel at preventing external network failures from causing any downtime.
Serving as a valuable supplementary service to Digi RM, Digi Mobile VPN seamlessly integrates from a centralized portal, augmenting resilient connectivity throughout the network. Leveraging Digi RM for device and network management harnesses the effectiveness of our trusted remote management platform via a unified command center. With Digi RM's monitoring and management capabilities, overseeing and controlling your devices from any location becomes effortlessly accessible.
Digi Mobile VPN with Digi Remote Manager
Enhanced Privacy And Security With Session Persistence
Privacy is paramount in ensuring that individual VPN users and their online activities remain anonymous to all third parties, including the VPN provider, through continuous monitoring of the VPN connection. This is achieved through robust security measures. Digi routers are meticulously designed with built-in encryption, while integrated Digi Mobile VPN security offers a user-friendly solution. These technologies work in tandem to uphold data confidentiality, prevent data tampering during transmission, and ensure data exchange solely between trusted entities.
To adhere to stringent privacy standards, the following criteria are implemented:
- Utilization of secure VPN protocols such as OpenVPN, L2TP, SSTP, or IKEv2
- Channel encryption employing a minimum of AES 128-bit algorithm, with testing conducted using AES 256-bit algorithm
- Authentication protocol of SHA256 or higher
- Key exchange (RSA and DH keys) of 2,048-bit or higher
- Implementation of perfect forward secrecy, ensuring session keys remain uncompromised even if the server's private key is compromised
- Integration of DNS leak protection, WebRTC leak prevention, and IPv6 leak prevention into the VPN connection
- Persistence of VPN traffic in the event of connection drops, employing persistence algorithms between the Digi router and VPN server
- Operation of proprietary DNS servers by the provider, eliminating routing of DNS requests through default ISPs or public providers like OpenDNS or Google DNS
- Preference for physical servers to eliminate ambiguity regarding the jurisdiction of data privacy laws.
Digi Mobile VPN prioritizes user privacy, security, and data integrity by adhering to these rigorous standards.
Reliability With Increased Speed And Reduced Latency
While prioritizing privacy and security online, maintaining high-speed connectivity is paramount, especially in first-responder communications. Digi transportation cellular routers are optimized for speed, incorporating hardware acceleration and meeting the stringent U.S. government cybersecurity FIPS 140-2 standard.
These routers undergo rigorous speed and latency tests to ensure maximum performance and reliability across private and secure Internet connections. Digi transportation cellular routers deliver swift and dependable connectivity essential for first responders' critical operations by seamlessly balancing speed with security.
Built-In Capabilities With DAL OS And Value-Added Services
Digi devices integrate Digi Accelerated Linux (DAL OS), directly embedding an extensive array of software features and capabilities into the firmware. This firmware is meticulously signed, vetted, and distributed in accordance with our Digi TrustFence®-approved standards. Digi Mobile VPN streamlines costs by requiring only a single license on the router for all connected devices, eliminating the need to run a client on each individual device.
When clients activate Mobile VPN in Digi RM and configure their Digi devices remotely or locally within DAL OS, all traffic automatically routes through the Mobile VPN connection without needing an additional client. The standard DAL IPsec implementation suffices to initiate operations, a process that the customer, Digi Professional Services, or a Digi partner can manage.
Digi Mobile VPN seamlessly integrates with Digi WAN Bonding for 5G/LTE WAN aggregation and immediate failover. This integration enhances speed and throughput while reducing latency through features such as WAN smoothing, hot failover, and packet duplication, optimizing network performance.
Digi Mobile VPN Application Examples and Use Cases
Emergency Response Coordination
- Facilitating real-time communication and data sharing among first responders, law enforcement, and emergency medical services during critical incidents.
- Enabling efficient coordination and resource allocation for timely responses.
Surveillance and Video Streaming
- Securely transmitting live video streams from incident sites to command centers, enhancing situational awareness for decision-makers.
- Enabling prompt responses to unfolding events.
Mobile Command Centers
- Establishing secure mobile command centers with VPN connectivity, facilitating remote access to critical data, communication channels, and resources during large-scale emergencies.
Remote Dispatch and Dispatch-to-Unit Communication
- Providing seamless communication channels between dispatchers and field units for accurate information exchange, location tracking, and efficient task assignment.
Vehicle Telematics and Fleet Management
- Monitoring and managing public safety vehicles' real-time locations, routes, and status, optimizing response times, and ensuring personnel safety as cellular coverage changes.
Crisis Communication and Notifications
- Disseminating alerts, updates, and notifications to field personnel, ensuring they remain informed during evolving situations.
Incident Reporting and Data Collection
- Streamlining the process of documenting incidents and collecting data in the field, enhancing the accuracy and accessibility of information for investigations and analysis.
- Remote Access to Databases and Resources
- Enabling authorized personnel to securely access databases, records, and resources from the field, empowering them to make informed decisions
Disaster Recovery and Network Resilience
- Ensuring communication continuity during challenging conditions, such as natural disasters or network failover, by providing redundant and reliable connectivity options that keep critical communications operational.
Features and Benefits of Digi Mobile VPN
Compliance
- Adheres to stringent data encryption standards, including FIPS 140-2, AES 256, FBI, CJIS, and FirstNet Capable™ certification.
Authentication
- Implements robust device authentication through certificate exchanges and offers single sign-on functionality.
- Ensures session persistence for uninterrupted operations.
Management
- Facilitates efficient group policy management.
- Supports split tunneling for optimized network routing.
- Seamlessly integrates with Digi Remote Manager for centralized management and oversight.
Public Safety
- Meets public safety standard grade requirements.
- FirstNet Capable certification ensures readiness for emergency response scenarios.
- Offers seamless roaming capabilities for uninterrupted connectivity in diverse environments.
Productivity
- Enhances productivity with faster and more reliable access to data.
- Simultaneously manages multiple networks for enhanced efficiency.
- Provides an easy-to-maintain and support solution, ensuring smooth operations and minimal downtime.
Interested in learning more about this solution and how your organization can benefit from its' use? Contact our team today.
About MCA and Our CNS Team
MCA is one of the largest and most trusted integrators in the United States, offering world-class voice, data, and security solutions that enhance the quality, safety, and productivity of customers, operations, and lives. More than 65,000 customers trust MCA to provide carefully researched solutions for a safe, secure, and more efficient workplace.
Our Cellular Networking Solutions (CNS) team (formerly known as USAT) is made up of certified experts in designing and deploying fixed and mobile wireless data connectivity solutions for public and private enterprises nationwide - complete with implementation, training, proof of concept (POC), system auditing, and on-site RF surveying services with optional engineering maintenance contracts.
Our extensive Semtech catalog of world-class routers, gateways, and software designed for remote monitoring and management in even the harshest environments allows us to deliver a full suite of reliable technologies capped with a service-first approach.
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