Completing the Private Network Connection

After completing the user authentication phase, the VPN Client continues negotiating security parameters and displays a window. The connection entry display now indicates which connection entry is active.yellow lock icon indicates the Engineering connection entry is active and the status line shows Connected to "Engineering". Clicking the down arrow icon at the lower-right corner of the status line toggles a statistics display to show, in turn, the connect time, bytes in and out, and the IP address.

If the network administrator of the Cisco VPN device has created a client banner, you see a message designated for all clients connecting to that device; for example, The Documentation Server will be down for routine maintenance on Sunday.

After you complete your connection, the VPN Client minimizes to a closed-lock icon in the system tray on the Windows task bar.

You are now connected securely to the private network via a tunnel through the Internet, and you can access the private network as if you were an onsite user.



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