SAP ROUTER

What is SAP Router ?
  

üThe program SAP router is the router (software) for the connection from customers to SAP and vice versa.

üSAProuter is a software program to control and monitor

     communication between your R/3 servers and the   corresponding frontend computers, as well as RFC access between different servers

üIncreases network security , simplifies the configuration of routes  

 ü The product represents an application level gateway for SAP communication and can be used alone or together with an IP firewall.

ü SAProuter is simply placed in the logical communication path between the participating systems and represents an additional access security level, both within your internal network and for connections to or from external partners.

ü This provides you with an additional access control in addition to the usual security mechanisms of user authorization even before the communication partner reaches your SAP System.

ü Unauthorized access to critical data or systems can therefore be better avoided.

ü Connections established using SAProuter have the additional advantage that no end-to-end connections between the participating system are necessary on network level.

ü If accessing a front-end PC on an R/3 server with an intermediate SAProuter,

ü It is sufficient if both parties can reach the SAProuter

ü Each sub network stored logically behind a SAProuter is therefore reduced to the network address of the SAProuter.

ü Without SAProuter, the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses must be unique, which cannot always be guaranteed, particularly on international networks.

ü With SAProuter it is possible to connect two points that have unofficial, or even identical, IP addresses.

ü Therefore, it is rarely necessary to adapt existing address   topologies using official IP addresses.

ü SAProuter is available on all R/3-relevant system platforms.

ü SAP Active Global Support only supports SAProuter connections due to these advantages. Because SAP routes all accesses to customer systems via a corresponding SAProuter, the connection between SAP and the customer is reduced to a single SAProuter

 >> Control and log the connections to your SAP System, e.g. from                  an SAP service center

>> Set up an indirect connection when programs involved in the     connection cannot communicate with each other due to the network configuration

• Address conflicts when using non-registered IP addresses

• Restrictions which exist for firewall systems

>> Improve network security by means of the following:

• A password, protecting from unauthorized external access

• Allowing access from only particular SAProuters

• Only allowing encrypted connections from a known partner