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Chapter3 Navigating the User Interface
Choosing a Run Mode
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Save window settings—Saves changes to the VPN Client window. For example, you can save
the window size; the window position; the selected tab; and the view (simple or advanced
mode).
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Minimize upon connect—Places the VPN Client window in the dock when the VPN connection
is established
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Enable tooltips—Enables tool tips for the toolbar action buttons
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Enable connect history display—Displays connection history information
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Enable connect on open—Connects to the default connection entry when you start the VPN
Client.
•Services—Access standard Mac OS X services.
•Hide VPN Client—Remove the VPN Client window from your screen. This option does not close
the application or minimize the screen.
•Hide Others—Remove all windows except the VPN Client from your screen.
•Show All—Displays all windows that were previously hidden.
•Quit VPN Client—Closes the VPN Client application.
Choosing a Run Mode
You can run the VPN Client in simple mode or in advanced mode. The default is advanced mode.
•Use simple mode if you only want to start the VPN Client application and establish a connection to
a VPN device using the default connection entry.
•Use Advanced mode to manage the VPN Client, configure connection entries, manage certificates,
to view and manage event logging, or to view tunnel routing data.
To toggle between advanced mode and simple mode, press Command-M. Alternately, you can choose
your mode from the Options menu.
Operating in Simple Mode
Use simple mode when you only need to establish a connection to a VPN device using the default
connection entry.
Note You must operate in advanced mode to manage certificates and event logging or to make configuration
changes to a connection entry.

VPN Client Window—Simple Mode

When you run in simple mode, you are presented with a scaled-down version of the VPN Client user
interface (Figure 3-3).