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VPN
Understanding VPN
Virtual Private Networks (VPN) are extensions of private networks that you can access over a
public network, such as the Internet, without compromising security. For example, a large
company may implement a VPN so that employees can connect to the corporate network from
remote locations over the Internet. To connect to a VPN, you may need special software or
settings on your laptop. Please check with your IT administrator for software or settings needed to
connect to VPN.
The Connection Manager currently supports VPN clients from the following vendors:
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Microsoft®
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Cisco
Systems®
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Nortel Networks Limited®
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Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.®
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NetMotion
Wireless
Using the Checkpoint VPN Client
Although CheckPoint's VPN client provides a command line interface that applications such as T-
Mobile Connection Manager can use to establish connections, the user cannot access other
modes of the CheckPoint VPN client while the client is in command line mode.
What does this mean for CheckPoint VPN users? Essentially, you should keep T-Mobile
Connection Manager open only when you have an active connection managed by T-Mobile
Connection Manager open. If you want to establish another type of connection with the
CheckPoint VPN client, you MUST shut down QuickLink Mobile first. When T-Mobile Connection
Manager shuts down, it will put the VPN client back into a mode that users can access.
Using the NetMotion VPN Client
NetMotion's VPN client takes complete control of all data communication to and from a PC. This
forces all data communication applications to go through the "tunnel" it creates. However, T-
Mobile Connection Manager needs to bypass this tunnel in order to establish connections. T-
Mobile Connection Manager will accomplish this in one of the following ways:
