Netgear UTM150 – ProSECURE Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliance User Manual
Overview of the User Interface
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NETGEAR ProSAFE VPN Client
Some menu items do not display until you configure a working VPN tunnel. The following
options are available in the system tray menu:
options are available in the system tray menu:
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Close <gateway name-tunnel name> Close the VPN tunnel that is currently open.
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Open <gateway name-tunnel name> Open an established VPN tunnel that is currently
closed.
closed.
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Console. Open the VPN Console Active page.
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Connection Panel. Open the Connection Panel, which lets you open and close VPN
tunnels and displays information about VPN tunnels.
tunnels and displays information about VPN tunnels.
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Configuration Panel. Open the Configuration Panel, which lets you create and configure
VPN tunnels.
VPN tunnels.
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Quit. Close all established VPN tunnels, then close the VPN Client.
System Tray Pop-Up Window
When a VPN tunnel opens or closes, a small window pops up from the system tray icon.
Figure 3. Tunnel opened pop-up window
If the VPN tunnel cannot open, the window might display an error or warning with a link to
more information.
more information.
Connection Panel
The Connection Panel lets you open and close each tunnel that is configured. If a network
administrator configured the VPN tunnels, the end user needs access only to the Connection
Panel to open and close tunnels.
administrator configured the VPN tunnels, the end user needs access only to the Connection
Panel to open and close tunnels.
Note:
For information about hiding the Connection Panel link from the
system tray menu, see
system tray menu, see
To open the Connection Panel:
1.
On your desktop, double-click the VPN Client shortcut
.
The VPN Configuration page displays.