Using NetExtender

Step 2 Click on Connection Scripts.

Step 3 To enable the domain login script, select the Attempt to execute domain logon script checkbox. When enabled, NetExtender will attempt to contact the domain controller and execute the login script. Optionally, you may now also select to Hide the console window. If this checkbox is not selected, the DOS console window will remain open while the script runs.

Note Enabling this feature may cause connection delays while remote client’s printers and drives are mapped. Make sure the domain controller and any machines in the logon script are accessible via NetExtender routes.

Step 4 To enable the script that runs when NetExtender connects, select the Automatically execute the batch file “NxConnect.bat” checkbox. Optionally, you may now also select to Hide the console window. If this checkbox is not selected, the DOS console window will remain open while the script runs.

Step 5 To enable the script that runs when NetExtender disconnects, select the Automatically execute the batch file “NxDisconnect.bat” checkbox.

Step 6 Click Apply.

Configuring Batch File Commands

NetExtender Connection Scripts can support any valid batch file commands. For more information on batch files, see the following Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.bat. The following tasks provide an introduction to some commonly used batch file commands.

Step 1 To configure the script that runs when NetExtender connects, click the Edit “NxConnect.bat” button. The NxConnect.bat file is displayed.

Step 2 To configure the script that runs when NetExtender disconnects, click the Edit “NxDisconnect.bat” button. The NxConnect.bat file is displayed.

Step 3 By default, the NxConnect.bat file contains examples of commands that can be configured, but no actual commands. Too add commands, scroll to the bottom of the file.

Step 4 To map a network drive, enter a command in the following format:

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SSL VPN 5.0 specifications

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