Netgear FVS318Gv2 – ProSAFE VPN Firewall Series User Manual
Overview of the User Interface
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NETGEAR ProSAFE VPN Client
Note:
For information about restricting access to the VPN Configuration
page, see
page, see
For information about hiding the VPN Configuration link from the
system tray menu, see
system tray menu, see
71.
The menu at the top of the window includes the following selections:
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Configuration. Lets you import and export a VPN configuration, select the location of the
VPN configuration (locally stored on the computer or on a USB drive), access the
Configuration Wizard, and quit the VPN Client.
VPN configuration (locally stored on the computer or on a USB drive), access the
Configuration Wizard, and quit the VPN Client.
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Tools. Lets you access the Connection Panel, access the Console page, reset the IKE
settings, and access the Option page to configure miscellaneous preferences such as the
way the VPN Client starts and the language of the VPN Client.
settings, and access the Option page to configure miscellaneous preferences such as the
way the VPN Client starts and the language of the VPN Client.
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?. Lets you access online help, check for software updates, connect to the NETGEAR
website to purchase a license online, access the Activation Wizard, and access the About
page.
website to purchase a license online, access the Activation Wizard, and access the About
page.
Note:
Some selections on the Configuration menu are also available by
right-clicking a component of the VPN Tunnel Tree pane.
right-clicking a component of the VPN Tunnel Tree pane.
System Tray Icon and System Tray Menu
After you launch the VPN Client, the VPN Client displays an icon in the system tray that
indicates whether a tunnel is open, using a color code.
Purple icon:
no VPN tunnel opened.
no VPN tunnel opened.
Green icon:
at least one VPN tunnel opened.
at least one VPN tunnel opened.
Figure 2. VPN Client icon colors in the system tray
To open the system tray menu:
Right-click the VPN Client icon in the system tray.