Launching the Global VPN Client

To launch the Global VPN Client

1. Select Start > Programs > Global VPN Client.

   

2. You can do any of the following:

   • To close the Global VPN Client dialog while your established VPN connections remain active:

     • Click the X in the upper right corner.
     • Press Alt+F4.
     • Choose File > Close.

     A message appears notifying you that the Global VPN Client and any enabled connections remain active after the dialog is closed.

     

     If you don’t want this notification to display every time you close the Global VPN Client dialog, select Don’t show me this message again, and click OK.

   • To open the Global VPN Client dialog:

     • Double-click the Global VPN Client system tray icon.

     • Right-click the desktop icon, and select Open Global VPN Client.

       Exiting the Global VPN Client from the system tray icon menu disables any active VPN connections.

You can also do the following:

• Change the default launch setting for SonicWall Global VPN Client ; For more information, refer to Specifying Global VPN Client Launch Options.
• Create a shortcut to automatically launch the Global VPN Client dialog and make the VPN connection from the desktop, taskbar, or Start menu. For more information, refer to Global VPN Client Licenses.
• Launch the Global VPN Client from the command line, For more information, refer to Using the Global VPN Client CLI.