Hamachi as a VPN: using Synapse securely from home or elsewhere - 256 bit encryption

Synapse works *VERY* well over a secure VPN. In the ever changing IT world, there now exists a Zero Administration VPN called Hamachi.

This VPN (Virtual Private Network) allows you to securely access your records from home or wherever outside your office.

Hamachi works well with Synapse, and it's on our list of suggested software.

Contact me if you want to setup Hamachi. It's crazy easy, but I have a few tips.

Hamachi allows you to setup a VPN. This satisfies HIPAA by providing strong encryption on top of Synapse's existing encryption.

I use Synapse and Hamachi. I have Hamachi on every computer, including the office, although that isn't needed.

Hamachi is a very easy program to use. It more than surpasses HIPAA.

Synapse is blazing fast from my Family Room over a Wireless G connection to my tablet. Just as fast as if I was in the office.

Although not documented well, the first computer you setup Hamachi is a key computer, it is the computer that can delete accounts from .... so .... setup Hamachi from the server at the office. I usually suggest "trying" software on other computers first, but this is an exception.

Hamachi is great. The uptime hasn't been as solid as it used to be 6 months ago. Stillquite good. Synapse over Hamachi works very well.

Looks like Jason moved my post .. but the latest beta allows you to send a prescription (or any other PS document) by fax providing that SnappyFax is installed on your server. No need now for logmein... only need to use Synapse EMR client.

FYI

Apple access to Hamachi VPN.

http://hamachix.spaceants.net/

Free ride is over ?

Hamachi Licensing

Commercial vs. Non-Commercial


LogMeIn Hamachi licensing is based on your status as a commercial or a
non-commercial user. Prior to subscribing to Hamachi, you will be asked
to verify whether you are using it for commercial or non-commercial
purposes.*


If you are using Hamachi for your own, non-commercial use, it's 100% free.

What is Non-Commercial Use?



Non-commercial users are defined as individuals using the product for
personal use, such as a gaming or family network, and non-profit
institutions (as defined by the IRS as a 501c corporation or similarly
situated international non-profits).



Non-commercial users may use Hamachi free of charge and without the need to pay any subscription fee.

What is Commercial Use?



Commercial users are defined as for-profit businesses, government
institutions (federal, state, local), educational institutions
(including universities and state or local school systems), and any
individuals using Hamachi on behalf of such entities or institutions.




Commercial users are required to pay LogMeIn a monthly or annual subscription fee to legally use Hamachi.



* All final determinations shall be made by LogMeIn in its sole
discretion. LogMeIn reserves the right, in accordance with its terms
and conditions of use, to discontinue a user's subscription to Hamachi.
LogMeIn's terms and conditions of use shall apply to any user's use of
Hamachi.

Such is life ...

Yea. Hamachi is so good I think I'll go for it.

I put it on every PC, so I'll have to change that policy. I guess just the server and my home PC.

Jerry has been doing some research into other software VPNs.

Hopefully he will post the results sometime.

Logmein is a remote access solution so not the same as a VPN.

TeamViewer is really cool in my opinion, and has free remote desktop, file transfer, and VPN features for Windows only, but has the same non-commercial thing as hamachi. I've use it and it's solid and a cinch to set up. OpenVPN is complex, but with good instructions for Windows...not at all easy on Linux for me so far. Very capable, however.

NoMachine has several "free forever" clients and uses distributed networking plus "NX" compression technology. Claims to be a really fast "virtual" remote desktop environment for private networks and Internet (http://www.nomachine.com/products.php)....have any of you tried it? With broadband it might be fast enough to make a VPN uneccessary??

Have you tried SSL explorer? http://sourceforge.net/projects/sslexplorer/

Not sure if it is suitable though.

I downloaded the SSL Explorer package. It's java source with an installer to compile it on the user's platform, so is truly cross platform. It's a browser based VPN. Looks very promising. I'm going to try it and keep you posted.

It wasn't clear to me if other applications than the browser also had access to the SSL tunnel created.