Barracuda Networks VERSION SP4 User Manual
169 Barracuda NG Network Access Client - Administrator’s Guide
12.2.2
Connecting And Disconnecting using the Barracuda NG VPN Client
To connect using the Barracuda NG VPN Client, double-click the corresponding shortcut (if available)
or select the connector in
or select the connector in
Start
>
Control Panel
>
Network Connections
. Enter the necessary information
and click
OK
to start the VPN tunnel.
To disconnect, double-click the corresponding shortcut (if available) or select the connector in
Start
>
Control Panel
>
Network Connections
and click
Disconnect
.
12.2.3
Remote Domain Logon (Pre-Logon)
As soon as a Barracuda NG VPN connector has been created, Remote Domain Logon from the
Windows login screen becomes possible with prior dial-up connection.
Windows login screen becomes possible with prior dial-up connection.
Select the checkbox
Log on using dial-up connection
when logging on to your PC and select the desired
VPN connector connection profile from the list. Dial-up connection and tunnel are going to be
established successively during logon process to your PC, enabling access to an otherwise
inaccessible domain.
established successively during logon process to your PC, enabling access to an otherwise
inaccessible domain.
12.3 Remote VPN (rvpn)
Remote VPN allows connecting/disconnecting automatically via script. rvpn.exe is downloadable
from Barracuda Networks.
1.) Create a VPN Profile
2.) Allocate the Profile in the Windows Registry
Open the registry (regedit) and change into the folder
HKEY_USERS
>
.DEFAULT
>
Software
>
Barracuda Networks
>
Barracuda NG VPN
>
Profile
.
3.) This directory contains an explicit directory for each VPN profile.
4.) Create an rvpn Profile
An rvpn profile contains several parameters that determine the actions to be taken when a profile is
executed:
executed:
The sequence in the registry (1, 2, 3, …) does NOT match with the sequence in the NG VPN Client User Interface.
Have a look at the Description entry in the registry in order to find out which profile number matches the required VPN
profile.
profile.
List 12–1 Parameters contained in an rvpn profile
Parameter
Description
-c [X]
Connect [number of retries - default 1]