Netgear 05200007 User Manual

Using the Security Policy Editor

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When the client doesn't appear to be working properly, try performing this task. It disconnects all 
connections and loads the current security policy from scratch. 

When you're ready to put the new policy into service, which will overwrite the current policy and 
drop (terminate) any existing connections, take this step:

Right-click the client icon, and then click Reload Security Policy or, if there are any active 
secure communications sessions, Disconnect All. All sessions end, and either the current 
security policy or a new security policy is loaded.

Note: If you don't explicitly reload the policy or reset existing connections, the edited policy or 
imported policy takes effect the next time you log on to Windows or restart your computer.

To allow all communications to transmit unsecured or not encrypted, you can override or 
deactivate your security policy. The client continues to run in the background, but secures no 
communications.

When you deactivate your security policy, you can't communicate with other parties on secure 
connections unless they also disable their security policy.

You can deactivate the security policy in one of two ways:

•

In the Security Policy Editor, take these steps: 

a.

Click Options>Secure>None. The Network Security Policy list and the connections are 
read-only, but are not deleted.

b.

Click Save.

c.

Exit the Security Policy Editor.

•

In the Windows system tray, right-click the icon, and then click Deactivate Security Policy. 

In both cases, in a few seconds, the client icon's Deactivate Security Policy menu option becomes 
Activate Security Policy, and the icon changes to 

.

Right-click the client icon 

, and then click Activate Security Policy; this option changes to 

Deactivate Security Policy, and the icon changes to 

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