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Establishing a VPN Connection
This chapter describes how to establish a VPN connection with a private network using the VPN Client
and the user authentication methods supported by the VPN device that is providing your connection.
Checking Prerequisites
Before you can establish a VPN connection, you must have:
•
At least one connection entry configured on the VPN Client. See
Chapter 4, “Configuring
Connection Entries”
for more information.
•
User authentication information. This includes your username and password, and depending on the
configuration of your connection entry, might also include:
–
Passwords for RADIUS authentication
–
VPN group name and password for connections to VPN devices
–
PINs for RSA Data Security
–
Digital certificates and associated passwords
•
An Internet connection
Contact your network administrator for prerequisite information.
Establishing a Connection
To establish a VPN connection:
Step 1
Open the VPN Client application by double-clicking the VPN Client icon in the Applications folder. If
you created an alias, you can double-click the VPN Client icon on the Desktop or in the dock
(
Figure 5-1
).
