SonicWALL none User Manual

 Making VPN Connections Page 19

To establish a VPN connection using a VPN connection policy you created in the Global VPN Client, 
follow these instructions.

1.

Enable a VPN connection policy using one of the following methods:

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If you selected Enable this connection when the program is launched in the New Connection 
Wizard, the VPN connection is automatically established when you launch the SonicWALL Global 
VPN Client.

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If your VPN connection isn’t automatically established when you launch the Global VPN 
Client, choose one of the following methods to enable a VPN connection:

Double-click the VPN connection policy. 

Right-click the VPN connection policy icon and select Enable from the menu.

Select the VPN connection policy and press Ctrl+B.

Select the VPN connection policy, and click the Enable button on the toolbar

Select the VPN connection policy, and then choose File>Enable.

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If the Global VPN Client icon is displayed in the system tray, right-click the icon and then select 
Enable>connection policy name. The Global VPN Client enables the VPN connection without 
opening the SonicWALL Global VPN Client window.

2.

Depending on how the VPN connection policy is configured, the Cannot Enable Connection, Enter 
Pre-Shared Secret, Enter Username and Password, and Connection Warning dialog boxes may 
be displayed, which are explained in the following sections.

You can have more than one connection enabled at a time but it depends on the connection policy 
parameters established at the VPN gateway. If you attempt to enable a subsequent VPN connection with 
a currently enabled VPN connection policy that does not allow multiple VPN connections, the Cannot 
Enable Connection message appears informing you the VPN connection cannot be made because the 
currently active VPN policy does not allow multiple active VPN connection. The currently enabled VPN 
connection policy must be disabled before enabling the new VPN connection.