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Appendix B: Using Linksys QuickVPN for Windows 2000, XP, or Vista

OverviewThis appendix explains how to install and use the Linksys QuickVPN software that can be downloaded from www.linksys.com. QuickVPN works with computers running Windows 2000, XP, or Vista. (Computers using other operating systems will have to use third-party VPN software.) For Windows Vista, QuickVPN Client version 1.2.5 or later is required.

Before You BeginThe QuickVPN program only works with a Linksys 4-Port Gigabit Security Router with VPN that is properly configured to accept a QuickVPN connection. Follow these instructions to configure the Router’s VPN client settings:

Click the 1. VPN tab.

Click the 2. VPN Client Accounts tab.

Enter the username in the 3. Username field.

Enter the password in the 4. Password field, and enter it again in the Re-enter to confirm field.

Click 5. Add/Save.

Click the 6. Active checkbox for VPN Client No. 1.

Click 7. Save Settings.

VPN Client Accounts Screen

Installing the Linksys QuickVPN Software

Installing from the CD-ROMInsert the RVS4000 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 1. Go to the Start menu and then click Run. In the field provided, enter D:\VPN_Client.exe (if “D” is the letter of your CD-ROM drive).

The License Agreement screen appears. Click 2. Yes to accept the agreement and the appropriate files are copied to the computer.

License Agreement

Copying Files

Finished Installing Files

Click 3. Finished to complete the installation. Proceed to the section, “Using the Linksys QuickVPN Software”.

Downloading and Installing from the InternetGo to 1. www.linksys.com and select Products.

Click 2. Business Solutions.

Click 3. Router/VPN Solutions.

Click 4. RVS4000.

Click 5. Linksys QuickVPN Utility in the More Information section.

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Save the zip file to your PC, and extract the .exe file.6.

Double-click the .exe file, and follow the on-screen 7. instructions. Proceed to the next section, “Using the Linksys QuickVPN Software”.

Using the Linksys QuickVPN SoftwareDouble-click the Linksys QuickVPN software icon on 1. your desktop or in the system tray.

QuickVPN Desktop Icon QuickVPN Tray Icon— No Connection

The QuickVPN Login screen will appear. In the 2. Profile Name field, enter a name for your profile. In the User Name and Password fields, enter the User Name and Password that were assigned to you. In the Server Address field, enter the IP address or domain name of the Linksys 4-Port Gigabit Security Router with VPN. In the Port For QuickVPN field, enter the port number that the QuickVPN client will use to communicate with the remote VPN router, or keep the default setting, Auto.

QuickVPN Login

To save this profile, click Save. (If there are multiple sites to which you will need to create a tunnel, you can create multiple profiles, but note that only one tunnel can be active at a time.) To delete this profile, click Delete. For information, click Help.

To begin your QuickVPN connection, click 3. Connect. The connection’s progress is displayed: Connecting, Provisioning, Activating Policy, and Verifying Network.

When your QuickVPN connection is established, the 4. QuickVPN tray icon turns green, and the QuickVPN Status screen appears. The screen displays the IP address of the remote end of the VPN tunnel, the time and date the VPN tunnel began, and the total length of time the VPN tunnel has been active.

QuickVPN Tray Icon— Connection

QuickVPN Status

To terminate the VPN tunnel, click Disconnect. To change your password, click Change Password. For information, click Help.

If you clicked 5. Change Password and have permission to change your own password, you will see the Connect Virtual Private Connection screen. Enter your password in the Old Password field. Enter your new password in the New Password field. Then enter the new password again in the Confirm New Password field. Click OK to save your new password. Click Cancel to cancel your change. For information, click Help.

Connect Virtual Private Connection

NOTE: You can change your password only if you have been granted that privilege by your system administrator.

Version Number of the QuickVPN ClientTo display the version number of the QuickVPN Client:

Right-click the QuickVPN tray icon, then select 1. About.

The 2. About screen displays the QuickVPN Client version number.

Click 3. OK to close the About screen.

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QuickVPN Client Version Number

Distributing Certificates to QuickVPN UsersThe following explains how to export a certificate from the RVS4000 for distribution to QuickVPN users, as well as how to install the certificate on the QuickVPN users’ PCs.

Generate the Certificate as follows:1.

Log on to the Web-based Utility.a.

Select b. VPN, then VPN Client Accounts.

Click c. Generate to generate a new certificate.

Click d. Export for Client and save the certificate as a .PEM file.

Distribute the certificate to all QuickVPN users.2.

Each QuickVPN user must then install the certificate as 3. follows:

Save the certificate into the directory where a. the QuickVPN Client is installed. For example: C:\Program Files\Linksys\QuickVPN Client\

Launch the QuickVPN Client and specify the User b. Name, Password, and Server Address (IP address or domain name).

Click c. Connect.

For more information on certificate management, go to section “VPN > VPN Client Accounts“ in “Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Router”.