2.1 Taskbar icon

2.1 Taskbar icon
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If Kerio VPN Client is running, an icon displaying its current status is available in the notification area of the Windows taskbar.

The following icon represents a disconnected Kerio VPN Client:
Figure 2.1. The Kerio VPN Client icon for the off status
The following icon represents a connected Kerio VPN Client:
Figure 2.2. The Kerio VPN Client icon for the on status

If a single connection is active, name of the corresponding server is displayed in the hint box (upon hovering the icon by the mouse pointer). If two or more connections are active (in advanced mode — see chapter 2.3 Kerio VPN Client in the advanced mode), only their number is displayed.

Information about connection/disconnection

Immediately after a successful connection, information about a server to which Kerio VPN Client is connected is displayed over the notification area.

Figure 2.3. A bubble informing that the connection has been established

Information about a disconnection is displayed immediately after a disconnection from a corresponding server.

Figure 2.4. A bubble informing that the connection was closed

Functions available through the taskbar icon

Right-click the icon to open a context menu providing the following options:

Figure 2.5. Context menu (simple mode)

Open — this option opens the main dialog box of Kerio VPN Client (according to the mode used for the last connection). If the main window is already open, the option is not available.
Disconnect — this option closes the current connection to a VPN server.
In the advanced mode (see chapter 2.3 Kerio VPN Client in the advanced mode), Kerio VPN Client can be connected to multiple servers at one moment. In such cases, options for disconnection of individual servers are provided in the context menu available through the taskbar icon.
Figure 2.6. Context menu (advanced mode)
Settings — configuration of some Kerio VPN Client's parameters (see below).
Exit — use this option to close Kerio VPN Client.

Settings

Select Settings in the context menu to open a menu where localization (language) of Kerio VPN Client user interface can be selected and bubble messages settings can be changed.

The menu provides all localizations available at the moment. The latest version of the Kerio VPN Client is available in English, Spanish, Czech, Slovak and Russian.

When a language is changed, the user interface is switched to the language version immediately. The Automatically option is set as default and it corresponds with the national environment settings set in the operating system (Control panel / Regional and Language Options).

English is used as the basic (built-in) language. Correspondent definition files (files with the .qm extension in the Translations subdirectory in the Kerio VPN Client's installation directory) are required for other localizations.

Use the Enable bubble messages option to enable/disable pop-up bubble messages when VPN connection is established/closed. These messages are optional (the information can be easily found out in the Kerio VPN Client's main window).