The VPN Connect application is a user interface component that was designed to
interact with the IPSEC Daemon. To open a VPN Connect application instance,
please use the VPN Access manager application.
The Connect window may look different depending on
the style of authentication that has been configured for the site.
Connecting to a site
When the user presses the 'Conenct' button, the site configuration information is
passed the the IPSEC Daemon along with a request to initiate communications.
Messages regarding the connection state will be displayed in the status output
window. If the connection succeeds, the 'Connect' button text will change to
'Disconnect'. Otherwise, an error message will be logged in the status window
and the connection will be closed.
The Connect attempt succeeded for the window on the
left but failed for this window on the right.
Disconnecting from a site
When the user presses the disconnect button, a request to terminate
communications message will be passed to the IPSEC Daemon. This may take
several seconds to complete as the IPSEC Daemon will make every attempt to
terminate the communications gracefully and cleanup any resources it may have
allocated before sending a final status message.
Network Statistics
By selecting the Network Tab, it is possible to view the current network statistics
for the connection. This tab also details the current connection status, the
network address for the remote peer, the negotiated network transport and the
current number of established IPSEC Security Associations.
