IPsec VPN More Bandwidth for the Buck

Your Business Challenges Based on what we learned at last meeting Improving the customer experience Leveraging cost effective bandwidth Protect the brand PCI compliance and security Business continuity for applications Insert the Business challenges you prospective customer shared with you at a previous meeting. Listed above are some of the common issues many retailers have in common. You should focus on those issues mot pressing to your customer.

Retail Technology Trends Driving BIG Bandwidth needs Taken From RIS whitepaper: “Five Technologies Transforming Retail”, February 2015. All of these trends require more bandwidth at the store level and communications to HQ and data centers RIS: “Five Technologies Transforming Retail”, February 2015

You get…More for Less What we heard at NRF 2015 “I need more bandwidth for my applications and skinny T1s don’t cut it anymore.” Cost Optimization: Choose the most economical Internet access from EarthLink or other providers for each location for a cost-optimized network deployment. Security: With a highly secure and PCI compliant WAN, you’ll keep your business running, your employees productive, your customers happy, and your brand protected. Design Flexibility: Enjoy a fully redundant and highly available network connecting all your locations to the business applications you need. With EarthLink IP VPN sec – you get…. Security Cost Optimization Reliability and redundancy And you retail complete visibility and control What we heard at NRF 2015

Key Features – IPsec VPN Premised based router & firewalls provided PCI compliance service – approved by EarthLink auditors IPsec encryption for all tunnels - (options: 3DES, AES128, AES256) Firewalls protecting each location with multiple features (SPI & IDS/IPS, DOS, web/content filtering) Split tunnel at each location – private and public egress Flexible Internet Access Options Connect using any type of Internet access: DSL, Cable, T1, Ethernet or Wireless Choose fully managed EarthLink access or bring your own access Optional – EarthLink will manage 3rd party access Easily Deployed Self-installation or professional installation by EarthLink myLink Portal Complete visibility and control, with customizable dashboards Listed here are some of the key features of IPsec VPN.

IP Sec VPN Service Definition IPsec VPN is a PCI compliant managed WAN solution to securely connect all your locations on a high bandwidth network. Here is a simple definition of what the IPsec VPN service is.

Design Option 1: Host-based configuration Aggregation at your HQ/ Data Center There are multiple way to configure your network design, and I’m going to illustrate 4 of the most common deployments. The commonality of all configurations is that each of your store locations or other business sites includes an on premises router and firewall. These are the devices that create the IPSec encrypted tunnels that traverse the Internet to your aggregation device. Another point that I’d like to emphasize in all configurations is the you select the ISP and type of access for the internet connection, based on your bandwidth needs and ISP options at each location. You can select Ethernet, DSL, Cable, T1, Wireless – it doesn’t matter. EarthLink can supply the access circuits if we are cost competitive, but there is no requirement to purchase any Internet access from us. The most basic configuration is hosting the IPsec aggregation device in the your own facility. This can be the data center or HQ location of your choice.

Design Option2: Cloud-based Aggregation Aggregation in the Cloud Another option is utilize an EarthLink aggregation device in the cloud that is operated by EarthLink and has built in redundancy. In this design your HQ or data canter operates just like any other location. This might be an ideal solution if you don’t want the space or staff to host this device internally.

Design Option 3: Single site High Availability Real-time auto failover – if primary aggregation device goes down Aggregation at your HQ/Datacenter If Business Continuity is a high priority for your business, we have two High Availability options. The Single Site High Availability option deploys two aggregation devices at your data center location. The routers are configured to send traffic to the primary aggregator, and if that aggregator fails, the on-premises routers at each location automatically failover to send traffic to the secondary aggregation device. This provides redundancy for the network as a whole. So what if you need redundancy at any given location? You can utilize a secondary Internet Access at critical locations. This could be a DSL or Wireless backup connection. As before this can be provided by the ISP or our choice or by EarthLink (we offer nationwide 4G/3G wireless coverage)

Design Option 4: Dual Site High Availability Real-time auto failover — geographic diversity if aggregation site goes off-line Aggregation at two unique locations — your Data Centers The Site Redundancy option provides an even higher level of businesses continuity protection because the secondary aggregation device can be placed in a geographically diverse location. This protects your network from a regional disaster or outage that might compromise an entire data center. And again the routers are configured for real-time auto failover.

Network Visibility & Control A SINGLE PANE OF GLASS A CUSTOMIZABLE APP Personalized User Interface Build Your Own Dashboards YOU SET what you see on your dashboard YOU SET how your locations are displayed YOU SET your level of security YOU SET how you want to be notified IPsec VPN includes the next Gen myLink portal. The portal delivers anytime access to everything in your network environment. You get complete visibility and Customization for your dashboard More than a Tool You’re Given, it’s a Tool You Create

Customize your solution to… Lower Cost with Voice Convergence Hosted Voice SIP Trunking PRI, Business Lines Improve Customer Experience Hosted Contact Center Secure WiFi Protect Your Brand Managed Security PCI Compliance Solutions Security Diagnostics Compliance Diagnostics Lower Your Burden of Management Managed Network Managed Infrastructure Managed EarthLink Access Managed Bring Your Own Access Provide Business Continuity Wireless Access for Backup High Availability CPE Design & Implement the Right Size Network Network Diagnostics Migration Services Configurations Services You also get to customize your solution to meet your most pressing business needs…. Converging voice onto your data network can result in significant savings. A recent customer doubled the bandwidth across a 45 site network and experienced no incremental monthly spend, because they converged voice onto this network and they eliminated all the voice circuits and charges at each location. To further enhance you customers experience and to help you gather business intelligence, we can provide a guest WiFi solution for you locations or a cloud-based Contact Center. We can provide additional security services to help protect your brand, and help keep you PCI compliant Our managed solutions can help you refocus your operations staff by freeing up your ”dead money” We can provide backup solutions at each location and configure your entire network to automatically failover We have a suite of professional services to help evaluate your network, recommend a right-sized design, and then help with your migration

Helping you achieve key benefits Let’s discuss further how your business can benefit from a IPsec VPN service tailored to meet your needs. In summary – an EarthLink IPsec VPN offers some very key benefits: Brand Protection with PCI compliance Business continuity for a reliable solution to keep all critical applications running Improved customer experience as all application including POS are running smoothly and without delay EarthLink manages the network so you can redeploy your staff onto more strategic initiatives – Higher bandwidths at lower costs because you select the local ISPs that deliver the best value – no need for expensive private network access connections Next Steps? Let us help you by proposing a IPsec VPN solution tailored to your business needs Brand Protection PCI Compliant Business Continuity & Network Reliability Improve Customer Experience Staff Effectiveness Reduce Costs