Creating the default.rcf File

You can create your custom default.rcf file from any text editor, such as Windows Notepad.

default.rcf File Tag Descriptions

Tag that you do not explicitly list in the default.rcf are set to the default setting (which is the same behavior as when you configure a New VPN Connection within the Global VPN Client manually). The default setting for each tag is highlighted in bracketed bold text, like [default].

<SW_Client_Policy version =”9.0”>

<Connections> Defines the connection profiles in the default.rcf configuration file. There is no hard limit defined on the number of connection profiles allowed.

<Connection name = connection name> Provides a name for the VPN connection that appears in the Global VPN Client window.

<Description> description text</Description> Provides a description for each

connection profile that appears when the user moves the mouse pointer over the VPN Policy in the Global VPN Client window. The maximum number of characters for the <Description> tag is 1023.

<Flags>

<AutoConnect>[Off=0]/On=1</AutoConnect> Enables this connection when program is launched.

<ForceIsakmp>Off=0/[On=1]</ForceIsakmp> Starts IKE negotiation as soon as the connection is enabled without waiting for network traffic. If disabled then only traffic to the destination network(s) will initiate IKE negotiations.

<ReEnableOnWake>[Off=0]/On=1</ReEnableOnWake> Enables the connection when computer is coming out of sleep or hibernation.

<ReconnectOnError>Off=0/[On=1]</ReconnectOnError> Automatically keeps trying to enable the connection when an error occurs.

<ExecuteLogonScript>[Disable=0]/Enable=1</ExecuteLogonScript> Forces launch login script.

</Flags>

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