In the simple mode, the main dialog box of the Kerio VPN Client provides only the dialog for connection to a server.
Specify the Server, Username and Password entries with the server name (or IP address), username and password.
Check the Save password option to make Kerio VPN Client remember the password. For following connections, this parameter will not be required (the password is saved into the profile of the user under whose account Kerio VPN Client is currently running). It is not recommended to save the password unless you are sure that no undesirable user can misuse these settings.
The Persistent connection option enables/disables persistent connection mode. Under the persistent connection mode, connection is recovered automatically after an unexpected disconnection (e.g. Internet connection dropout). If the Auto connect option is enabled as well, the persistent connection will be re-established upon a new user login/logout (or upon a system restart).
For automatic connection recovery, Kerio VPN Client needs to know the corresponding user password — therefore, the option is available only if the Save password is enabled.
Click to establish specified connection — i.e. to create an encrypted traffic channel between the client and the remote private network (the button is available only if the connection has not been established yet). During the connection establishment, Kerio VPN Client performs check of the SSL certificate of the corresponding WWW server (for details, refer to chapter 2.4 Verification of the VPN server's SSL Certificate).
The dialog box will be hidden immediately after the connection is established successfully. Connection status information will be provided through the taskbar icon (see chapter 2.1 Taskbar icon).
Use the button to close connection to the VPN server. After disconnection, the default connection dialog will be available again.
Use the button to switch Kerio VPN Client to the advanced mode. The modes can be switched only if Kerio VPN Client is disconnected. For details on the advanced mode, refer to chapter 2.3 Kerio VPN Client in the advanced mode.
Notes:
No login data is remembered for the new mode.
Closing this main window does not close Kerio VPN Client! Kerio VPN Client can be exited by using the Exit option in the context menu available through the taskbar icon (see chapter 2.1 Taskbar icon).