Top 5 Reasons to Deploy Windows 10 with DirectAccess

Richard HicksMicrosoft MVP – Enterprise Security

Introduction

• Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP)• Enterprise Security

• MCSE, MCSA, MCITP:EA, MCSA• Network and Information Security Expert• 20 year industry veteran

• Edge Security – Remote Access

Richard Hicks

Celestix Networks

Security Experts Since

1999

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Windows 10

Redundancy Performance Scalability

Monitoring Supportability

Windows 10 and DirectAccess – Better Together

Infrastructure

Geographic Redundancy

DirectAccess Multisite

Limited Support for Windows 7

• Assigned to single site

• No transparent site failover

Full Support for Windows 10

• Aware of all entry points

• Transparent site failover

Improved Performance

• IPv6 transition protocol• Default for NAT deployments• SSL/TLS encapsulation of IPsec traffic

IP-HTTPS

• Encrypted cipher suites only• High protocol overhead• Needless double encryption

Windows 7

• Null encryption• Reduced protocol overhead• Similar performance as Teredo

Windows 10

Connectivity Status

Windows 7 DirectAccess Connectivity Assistant (DCA)• Optional component• Add-on software• Non-native integration

Windows 10 Integrated Connectivity Status• Built-in to the OS• Intuitive, visual connection status indicator• Enhanced support for OTP

Troubleshooting

Windows 7

• Netsh.exe commands only

• DCA required for diagnostic log generation

• No PowerShell support

Windows 10

• Native PowerShell support

• GUI-integrated DirectAccess status

• Cmdlets for configuration and connectivity

Infrastructure

Windows 7• PKI required

Windows 10• PKI optional

PKI Required• OTP• NAP• Load Balancing• Multisite• Force Tunneling

Recommended• Security• Flexibility

CelestixEdge E & VE Series

Windows Server 2012 R2

Purpose Built

Certified

Configuration

Predictable Performance

• Web-based Management• HTML 5• Platform and browser

independent

• Easy Configuration• Install/configure roles and features• Post installation wizards

• Remote Access Dashboard• Instant view of connected sessions• Proactively terminate DirectAccess

connections

E Series - Advanced Features

Virtual Appliance

VE Series

• Software installer• Customer supplied virtual

machine• New and existing deployments

Benefits• Leverage appliance features in

a virtual environment• Access to Celestix Support• Flexible, scalable

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