User's Manual

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe VPN Client
7-2 Using Sessions
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Note: You may be required to start and end secure sessions manually or choose to work with
secure connections that way.
Start and End a Secure Session Manually
By default, the client automatically establishes and terminates secure connections—VPNs—based
on the remote party's identity. You can, however, directly connect to a specific destination with the
Connect option on the client icon's shortcut (right-click) menu. Starting the secure connection by
selecting this option is analogous to picking up the handset of a telephone and selecting a speed
dial number or entering the other party's number to initiate a phone call.
For example, when you're in the office, you connect directly to your corporate network; to access
this network remotely, from home or on the road, you must use a VPN connection. With the
manual connection feature, you can select the specific connection to use.
If the Only Connect Manually check box check box is selected for a specific connection, the client
doesn't automatically initiate or end secure sessions for this connection; you must manually
connect and disconnect such sessions.
1. In the Windows system tray, right-click the client icon, point to Connect, and then click the
connection name.
2. To terminate the secure communications session, right-click the client icon, click Disconnect,
and then click the connection name to end.