The Kerio VPN Client panel can be found under System Preferences in the Others section. This panel can be also opened by clicking on the status icon in the right part of the main menu bar (see chapter 2.2 Status icon on the main menu bar).
In the Server field, enter the name or public IP address of the host where Kerio WinRoute Firewall installed and which is used as Internet gateway of the particular network. Then, enter username and password for user authentication. Depending on the firewall configuration, in same cases username including domain is required to be specified (e.g. wsmith@company.local). If you are not sure about this point, contact the firewall administrator.
Connection can be established wither in temporary or persistent mode (see chapter 2 Deployment and usage of Kerio VPN Client). Only the computer administrator is allowed to open/close connections. To establish a persistent connection, it is first necessary to “unlock” the system preferences panel. If the persistent connection has just been established, an administrator username and password are required for opening of the system preferences panel.
The Kerio VPN Client remembers the defined VPN server, username and setting of the persistent connection option. Users can choose whether the password would be also saved.
Warning
For security reasons, do not save password for VPN connections unless you are the only person using the particular user account on the host. Otherwise, you risk misuse of fragile access information and jeopardy of the remote private network.
The top part of the panel includes either current status information (connected/disconnected, connecting/disconnecting, etc.) or an error report (connection failed, user authentication error, etc).
Basic information of the VPN connection status (disconnected, connecting, disconnected) is also shown by the Kerio VPN Client icon on the right side of the main menu bar. This icon can be enabled/disabled by using the Show VPN status on menu bar option. For details, see chapter 2.2 Status icon on the main menu bar.