HotBrick VPN Client 3.1 System Tray , 3.2 Hidden User interface

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3.1 System Tray

The configuration user interface can be launch via a double click on application icon (Desktop or Windows Start

menu) or by single click on application icon in system tray. Once launched, the VPN Client software shows an

icon in the system tray that indicates whether a tunnel is opened or not, using color code.

Red icon: no VPN tunnel is established

Green icon: at least one VPN tunnel is established

Tool tips over VPN Client icon shows the connection status of the VPN tunnel:

• "Tunnel tunnelname" wh en one or more tunnels are established

• "Wait VPN ready..." when the IKE service is reinitializing

• "HotBrick VPN Cli ent" when the client is up but with no established tunnel.

A left-button click on VPN icon opens configuration user interface. A right-button click shows the following menu:

• "Quit" will close est ablished VPN tunnels, stops the configuration user interface.

• "Save & Apply" will close established VPN tunnels and reopen all the VPN tunnels.

• "Console" shows log window.

• "Connections" opens the list of alre ady established VPN tunnels. You ca n configure tunn els to open up aut o-

matically when the software starts.

3.2 Hidden User interface

The configuration user interface can be hidden to the end user. We provide configuration tools for IT managers

that prevent the end user from changing their configuration. Access to the configuration user interface can be

restricted with configuration tool VPNHIDE. See section 4.10.3 page 18.

In that case, the Main window can not be opened and showed by double-clicking on desktop icon, by selecting

Start menu. Right-click over the icon in taskbar is limited to "Console" access: