Network Card Product Guide
Table Of Contents
- SonicWALL Global VPN Client
- About this Guide
- Installing the SonicWALL Global VPN Client
- Adding VPN Connection Policies
- Launching the SonicWALL Global VPN Client
- Making VPN Connections
- Disabling a VPN Connection
- Checking the Status of a VPN Connection
- Creating a VPN Policy Shortcut
- Specifying Global VPN Client Launch Options
- Managing the Global VPN Client System Tray Icon
- Managing VPN Connection Policy Properties
- Managing VPN Connection Policies
- Managing Certificates
- Troubleshooting the SonicWALL Global VPN Client
- Configuring SonicWALL Security Appliances for Global VPN Clients
- SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR THE SONICWALL GLOBAL VPN CLIENT
- SonicWALL Global VPN Client Support
- Appendix A - Creating and Deploying the Default.rcf File for Global VPN Clients
- Appendix B - SonicWALL Global VPN Client Installation Using the InstallShield Silent Response File
- Appendix C - Running the Global VPN Client from the Command Line Interface
- Appendix D - Installing the Global VPN Client with a Ghost Application
- Appendix E- Log Viewer Messages
Disabling a VPN Connection Page 21
If the SonicWALL VPN gateway is provisioned to prompt you for the username and password to enter the
remote network, the Enter Username and Password dialog box appears. Type your username and
password. If permitted by the gatewa y, check Remember Username and Password to cache your
username and password to automatically log in for future VPN connections. Click OK to continue with
establishing your VPN connection.
Connection Warning
If the VPN connection policy allows only traffic to the gateway, the Connection Warning message
appears, warning you that only network traffic destined for the remote network at the other end of the VPN
tunnel is allowed. Any network traffic destined for local network interfaces and the Internet is blocked.
You can disable the Connection Warning message from displaying every time you enable the VPN
connection by checking If yes, don’t show this dialog box again. Click Yes to continue with establishing
your VPN connection.
Disabling a VPN Connection
Disabling a VPN connection terminates the VPN tunnel. You can disable a VPN connection using any of
the following methods:
• Right-click the SonicWALL Global VPN Client icon on the system tray, and choose
Disable>connection policy.
• Right-click the VPN connection policy in the SonicWALL Global VPN Client window, and select
Disable.
• Select the connection policy, then press Ctrl+B.
• Select the connection policy, and click the Disable button on the toolbar in the SonicWALL Global
VPN Client window.
Checking the Status of a VPN Connection
The SonicWALL Global VPN Client includes a variety of indicators to determine the status of your VPN
connections. The default Details view lists your VPN connection policies and their respective status:
Disabled, Enabled, Connected, or Error.
• A successfully connected VPN policy is indicated by a green check mark on the policy icon.
• A VPN policy that doesn’t successfully complete all phase 2 connections displays a yellow warning
on the policy icon.