{"id":31905,"date":"2026-09-07T07:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T12:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=31905"},"modified":"2026-08-21T13:31:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:31:44","slug":"business-vpn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/business-vpn\/","title":{"rendered":"Business VPN Setup: Policy vs Route-Based with SonicWall Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31905\" class=\"elementor elementor-31905\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-013409b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"013409b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de4b838 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de4b838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It isn\u2019t so uncommon for organizations to be managing multiple office networks with the help of business VPNs. However, not all VPN solutions are the same, and it&#8217;s important that you\u2019re working with a proper setup for the sake of efficiency and safety.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/sonicwall-cloud-secure-edge-cse.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SonicWall security<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> services give you the option of both policy-based and route-based approaches with your VPNs. This article highlights the difference between these two approaches and can help you get aligned with the right VPN strategy for your company.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc766c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc766c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Takeaways:\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e51173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e51173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Policy-based VPNs use defined traffic selectors to control network communication<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Route-based VPNs use tunnel interfaces and routing rules to direct traffic<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adding subnets to policy-based VPNs requires additional configuration<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Route-based VPNs offer greater flexibility as networks expand<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matching PSK, proposals, and feature settings helps ensure compatible SonicWall VPN endpoints<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fafc1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fafc1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Policy-Based vs Route-Based Business VPN\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9576f8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9576f8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gist of policy-based and route-based configurations, when it comes to business VPN solutions, is that they both connect separate networks. In the same vein, they handle traffic through the VPN in different ways. It\u2019s that distinction that I want to talk about here. A policy-based configuration defines the networks allowed to communicate as part of your VPN setup.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the flip side, a route-based configuration separates the VPN tunnels from specific networks. This is done by using a tunnel interface, in addition to routing rules. Without a grasp on what makes policy-based and route-based VPNs unique, you\u2019ll have a hard time choosing the right configuration for your network.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-868b5ab elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"868b5ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"The difference isn\u2019t the firewall, it\u2019s which kind of VPN you build.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">~ William Beeman, Network Engineer<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff99be9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff99be9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/category\/2026-sonicwall-cyber-deals.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Cyber-Deal-Banner-Cat-pages-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29035\" alt=\"SonicWall Cyber Deals\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Cyber-Deal-Banner-Cat-pages-2.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Cyber-Deal-Banner-Cat-pages-2-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Cyber-Deal-Banner-Cat-pages-2-1024x160.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Cyber-Deal-Banner-Cat-pages-2-768x120.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f822ff1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f822ff1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e461d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e461d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a Policy-Based VPN?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b90be8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b90be8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It helps to know that a policy-based VPN determines which traffic can use a VPN tunnel through predefined network information. At the same time, you\u2019ll want to dig a little deeper to see how this correlates to your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sonicwall-ssl-vpn\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">real-world network demands<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are several core details about policy-based VPNs you\u2019ll want to keep in mind:<\/span><b><\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tunnel Behavior: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only traffic matching the configured selectors can use the VPN tunnel<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Network Expansion: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adding a subnet requires modifying the VPN configuration<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Admin: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VPN\u2019s traffic selectors need to be maintained and configurations updated on your firewalls when connected networks or subnets change<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Scalability: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can require more\u00a0 ongoing configurations as the number of connected networks increases<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expanding on some of the admin notes; if you add another subnet, that network will need to be incorporated into your VPN configuration. Moreover, the corresponding configuration needs to be updated <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the firewalls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> connecting more than one location.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bda0666 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bda0666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a Route-Based VPN for Business?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3f6f7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3f6f7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For route-based VPNs, they separate the VPN tunnel from the specific networks that need to communicate. On top of that, the VPN creates a dedicated tunnel interface for the connection.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few comparable highlights about route-based network VPN:<\/span><b><\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tunnel Behavior: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creates a tunnel interface that operates separately from specific network conditions<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Network Expansion: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New subnets can be incorporated through routing without modifying the VPN tunnel<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Admin: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manage traffic paths through routing rules<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Scalability: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Separating routing from the tunnel can simplify adding networks as your environment grows<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An additional detail I like to point out is that adding a new subnet can be handled by creating or updating a route, rather than changing the VPN tunnel itself. For those working in IT, OSPF or BGP can also create routes automatically. If you\u2019re going to navigate this effectively, then you\u2019ll need to know how to build both a policy-based and route-based VPN.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b896e0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b896e0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/BM0jLXxtNz4?si=SYM01ClKSeET685D&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c351a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8c351a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ad15bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ad15bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building a Policy-Based VPN with SonicWall\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21faf4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21faf4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a handful of steps you\u2019ll have to go through to set up policy-based corporate VPNs <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/tz.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through SonicWall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. While they aren\u2019t complicated by any means, it\u2019s pretty crucial that you don\u2019t miss a step here to avoid issues down the road.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow these steps to build a policy-based VPN with SonicWall:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open your SonicWall VPN settings and create a new VPN connection<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a descriptive name using a consistent naming scheme<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add the WAN IP\/domain and optional secondary WAN for failover<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter the PSK and local IKE ID<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose the network connected to the VPN<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create an address object, such as 10.0.20.0\/24, for example<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add address objects to an address group when needed<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set the VPN encryption and proposal options<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Configure <\/span><b>Keep Alive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Windows networking\/NetBIOS as needed<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use matching PSK, proposals, and feature settings for remote firewalls<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It might seem like a lot on paper, but it\u2019s actually pretty straightforward. In addition to this, it doesn\u2019t hurt to have a route-based VPN step-by-step in your back pocket as you navigate your decision-making.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f8220 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"15f8220\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c496739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c496739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building a Route-Based VPN with SonicWall\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4b7c36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4b7c36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While you\u2019re bound to see a few similarities in the setup process for a route-based VPN, the differences will definitely stand out. Sure, it seems like a lot of steps to keep track of, but that\u2019s why I\u2019m putting these resources together so you can reference them any time you like.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out how to build a route-based <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sonicwall-global-vpn-software\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VPN with SonicWall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> below:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to the SonicWall VPN configuration settings and add a new VPN<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Change the VPN type to <\/span><b>Tunnel Interface<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter the local WAN address and remote peer WAN address<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter the shared secret\/PSK and local IKE ID<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review and configure the VPN encryption and available features<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create the tunnel interface without defining network objects in the VPN configuration<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Navigate to <\/span><b>Policy,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> then <\/span><b>Routing Rules,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to configure how traffic uses the tunnel<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Define the source, destination, service, tunnel interface, and metric<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use the SMB example to route file-sharing traffic through the tunnel<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure the peer uses matching PSK, proposals, feature settings, and corresponding endpoint information<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the most part, that\u2019s really all there is to it. At the same time, many organizations look to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/professional-services.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">professional managed services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to help handle things like network configurations and ongoing management.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outside of the setup process, as a business owner or team lead for IT, it\u2019s crucial to think about scalability as well. Thankfully, this also comes with a simple comparison that can help you understand what kind of scalability you\u2019re getting out of the two.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b05978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b05978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/professional-services.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28648 lazyload\" alt=\"Managed services offering 24\/7 security and network oversight from Firewalls.com\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-3.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-3-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-3-1024x160.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-3-768x120.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/200;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08d1b8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"08d1b8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af88175 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af88175\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Business VPN Scalability: Policy-Based vs Route-Based\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5ea007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5ea007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember, policy-based VPNs associate the tunnel with specific networks through defined traffic selectors. With route-based VPNs, these separate the tunnel from individual networks by using a tunnel interface and routing rules. For a quick comparison of what scalability can look like for both sides here, take a look at the table below.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b75ce10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"b75ce10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-210\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-210\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Factor<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Policy-Based VPN<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Route-Based VPN<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Network Definition<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Uses defined source and destination networks as traffic selectors<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Uses a tunnel interface with routing rules for networks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Adding Subnets<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Requires updating the VPN configuration<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Requires adding a route instead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Tunnel Structure<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Directly tied to defined network traffic<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Operates separately from specific networks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Traffic Control<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Traffic must match configured networks<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Routing rules determine which traffic uses the tunnel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Network Expansion<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">New networks require additional VPN configuration<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">New networks can be added through routing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-210 from cache --><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb5bb8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3fb5bb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08e71e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08e71e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main scalability difference in here is how traffic is associated with the VPN connection. It\u2019s either directly through network definitions or separately through routing.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11c1e47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11c1e47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let\u2019s Wrap This Up\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ae7c1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ae7c1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both policy-based and route-based business VPNs can connect separate business networks through SonicWall security services. However, route-based VPNs can provide greater flexibility as networks grow. With policy-based VPNs, if you\u2019re dealing with relatively defined networks, then they aren\u2019t a bad way to go.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also avoid any technical hurdles or bottlenecks with scalability by working alongside our team at Firewalls.com. Let\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/contact\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hop into a call<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and work on your SonicWall VPN setup together. Feel free to learn more on your own by checking out our video below, which offers additional insight on policy-based vs route-based VPNs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb243a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cb243a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:3172254117\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Call Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f426f25 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f426f25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c182417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c182417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f3ad3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"28f3ad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4290\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4290\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> When Should a Business Consider a Policy-Based VPN? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4290\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b40f01 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b40f01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1ad0fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1ad0fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A policy-based VPN can make sense when the networks using the connection are relatively fixed and clearly defined.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4291\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4291\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What Happens When a New Subnet is Added to a Policy-Based VPN? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4291\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3757b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3757b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fad3c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fad3c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new subnet needs to be incorporated into the VPN configuration, with corresponding changes made on the connected firewalls<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4292\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4292\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Why Does a Route-Based VPN Use a Tunnel Interface? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4292\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a99049e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a99049e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd358b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fd358b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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