Watchguard Firebox X20E, User Manual

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Configuring IPSec Mobile User VPN
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Connecting and disconnecting the IPSec MUVPN client
The IPSec MUVPN client software makes a secure connection from a remote computer to your pro-
tected network on the Internet. To start this connection, you must connect to the Internet and use the
IPSec MUVPN client to connect to the protected network.
Connecting the MUVPN client
Start your connection to the Internet through a Dial-Up Networking connection, a LAN connection, or a
WAN connection.
1
If the MUVPN client on the Windows desktop system tray is not active, right-click the icon and
select
Activate Security Policy .
For information about the MUVPN icon, see “The MUVPN client icon” on page 220.
2
From the Windows desktop, select Start > Programs > Mobile User VPN > Connect .
The WatchGuard Mobile User Connect window appears.
3
Click Yes .
The MUVPN client icon
The MUVPN icon appears in the Windows desktop system tray. The icon image gives information about
the status of the connection.
Deactivated
The MUVPN Security Policy is not active. This icon can appear if the Windows operating system
did not start a required MUVPN service. If this occurs, the remote computer must be restarted. If
the problem continues, remove and install the MUVPN client again.
Activated
The MUVPN client can make a secure MUVPN tunnel connection.
Activated and Transmitting Unsecured Data
The MUVPN client is not connected to a secure MUVPN tunnel connection. The red bar on the
right of the icon tells you that the client is sending data that is not secure.
Activated and Connected
The MUVPN client is connected with one or more secure MUVPN tunnels, but it is not sending
data.
Activated, Connected, and Transmitting Unsecured Data
The MUVPN client started one or more secure MUVPN tunnel connections. The red bar on the
right of the icon tells you that the client is sending data that is not secure.
Activated, Connected, and Transmitting Secured Data
The IPSec MUVPN client started one or more secure IPSec MUVPN tunnels. The green bar on the
right of the icon tells you that the client is sending only data that is secure.