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Using Linksys QuickVPN for Windows 2000, XP, or Vista
4-Port Gigabit Security Router with VPN
Appendix B
Save the zip file to your PC, and extract the .exe file.
6.
Double-click the .exe file, and follow the on-screen
7.
instructions. Proceed to the next section, “Using the
Linksys QuickVPN Software”.
Using the Linksys QuickVPN Software
Double-click the Linksys QuickVPN software icon on
1.
your desktop or in the system tray.
QuickVPN Desktop Icon
QuickVPN Tray Icon—
No Connection
The QuickVPN Login screen will appear. In the
2.
Profile
Name
field, enter a name for your profile. In the
User
Name
and
Password
fields, enter the User Name and
Password that were assigned to you. In the
Server
Address
field, enter the IP address or domain name of
the Linksys 4-Port Gigabit Security Router with VPN. In
the
Port For QuickVPN
field, enter the port number that
the QuickVPN client will use to communicate with the
remote VPN router, or keep the default setting,
Auto
.
QuickVPN Login
To save this profile, click
Save
. (If there are multiple
sites to which you will need to create a tunnel, you can
create multiple profiles, but note that only one tunnel
can be active at a time.) To delete this profile, click
Delete
. For information, click
Help
.
To begin your QuickVPN connection, click
3.
Connect
.
The connection’s progress is displayed:
Connecting
,
Provisioning
,
Activating Policy
, and
Verifying Network
.
When your QuickVPN connection is established, the
4.
QuickVPN tray icon turns green, and the QuickVPN
Status screen appears. The screen displays the IP
address of the remote end of the VPN tunnel, the time
and date the VPN tunnel began, and the total length of
time the VPN tunnel has been active.
QuickVPN Tray Icon—
Connection
QuickVPN Status
To terminate the VPN tunnel, click
Disconnect
. To
change your password, click
Change Password
. For
information, click
Help
.
If you clicked
5.
Change Password
and have permission
to change your own password, you will see the
Connect
Virtual Private Connection
screen. Enter your password
in the
Old Password
field. Enter your new password in
the
New Password
field. Then enter the new password
again in the
Confirm New Password
field. Click
OK
to
save your new password. Click
Cancel
to cancel your
change. For information, click
Help
.
Connect Virtual Private Connection
NOTE:
You can change your password only if
you have been granted that privilege by your
system administrator.
Version Number of the QuickVPN Client
To display the version number of the QuickVPN Client:
Right-click the QuickVPN tray icon, then select
1.
About
.
The
2.
About
screen displays the QuickVPN Client version
number.
Click
3.
OK
to close the
About
screen.
