Install guide

Appendix A: Supported VPN Clients
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Appendix A: Supported VPN Clients
Vodafone Mobile Broadband 10 supports the following VPN clients:
• Cisco (the new Cisco VPN Client called ‘Any Connect’ is currently not supported)
• Checkpoint
• Fortinet
• Microsoft VPN.
The following functionality is supported
for all these clients:
• Detecting if a VPN client is
installed on the user’s computer
• If a VPN client is detected as
installed, the VPN tab will show an
additional button that allows a profile from
the VPN application to be selected
• The VPN connection will be
monitored and its status (connected /
disconnected) will be shown in the Status
view
• If the VPN connection is broken or
disrupted, Vodafone Mobile Broadband detects this and will try to re-open the connection
automatically
• If the user manually closes the mobile connection, the Vodafone Mobile Broadband application
will disconnect the VPN first
.
For all other VPN clients, Vodafone Mobile Broadband 10 only includes basic support. The path to
the VPN client can be selected using the Browse button and window. After the client has been
selected, it can be started from a Shortcut on the Shortcuts Bar in the Vodafone Mobile
Broadband Standard and Advanced application windows. In such cases, the VPN connection will
not be monitored by Vodafone Mobile Broadband, and the application will not monitor or display
the status of the VPN connection.
VPN Configuration
If a VPN client is configured, it is possible to enable this client for use with Vodafone Mobile
Broadband.
There are two possibilities:
• Using the Vodafone Mobile Broadband user interface
• Manual configuration by editing the Vodafone Mobile Broadband user profile.
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