Initiating a Connection

To initiate a previously created connection, perform the following steps:

1. Click the networking icon in the system tray to display the View Available Networks (VAN) UI. Any VPN client connections configured on the computer will be displayed in the Dial-up And VPN section of the VAN UI.
2. Click the VPN client connection you want to initiate, as shown here, and then click Connect.
3. In the Connect <connection name> dialog box that appears, specify the credentials to be used for the connection and then click Connect.
4. When the connection has been established, the connection is displayed as Connected in the VAN UI.

Note You can also initiate a connection by opening the Network Connections folder, double-clicking the connection, and clicking Connect. You can also drag a connection to the desktop from the Network Connections folder to create a desktop shortcut to your connection, which allows you to initiate your connection by double-clicking the shortcut and clicking Connect.