Barracuda Networks VERSION SP4 User Manual
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145 Barracuda NG Network Access Client - Administrator’s Guide
Always Connect
section:
User Interface Settings
section:
OS Settings
section:
Terminate Countdown (sec.)
[2]
Period in seconds to wait until a VPN connection is terminated.
After reconnect adapter reset
Reset the virtual adapter after reconnecting. This may help resolving connectivity issues.
Connect retry time (sec) [Default: 60]
A timeout period in seconds which will be used for reconnection attempts to the given profile. The lower this
value is, the faster the connection to the fallback profile will be established, if defined. Recommended value:
60
.
Fallback Profile
Fallback profiles can be defined here. These will be tried next if a connection to the respective profile cannot
be established.
List 10–7 Advanced Settings tab – Always Connect section
Parameter
Description
Disable Active Directory Scan
[Default: No]
Direct Access can be disabled if an Active Directory is found within the currently active connection. This
ensures in office environments that the local WiFi is used by preventing a search for different gateways upon
disconnecting. Recommended value:
No
.
List 10–8 Advanced Settings tab – User Interface Settings section
Parameter
Description
Remember logon user name
The VPN connection GUI remembers the last entered user name.
For security reasons, this parameter is disabled by default.
Show Popup
[Yes]
Specifies whether pop up messages are displayed for incoming and outgoing connections.
Close after Connection
[No]
Causes the VPN client dialog to close as soon as a VPN connection has successfully been established.
Save new Certificate Unattended
[No]
Locally save new certificates without any user interaction.
List 10–9 Advanced Settings tab – OS Settings section
Parameter
Description
Start Script
[-]
Define scripts to be started automatically on connecting (e.g. to automatically modify Internet Explorer
settings).
Stop Script
[-]
Disconnect when user logs off
[Yes]
The behavior expected when logging off from Windows (
Start > Log Off
):
When set to
Yes
, then the VPN connection is terminated on performing a system logout.
If set to
No
, then the VPN connection remains active.
Enable MS Logon
[No]
Causes the user/password credentials entered during the log-in procedure on the Windows system to be
sent automatically to the Barracuda NG Firewall Smart/Secure Connector.
Note:
On establishing a VPN connection, these credentials are automatically used for authentication.
Using other credentials than these is not possible.
Certificate Store Flag
Assign the certificate location within Microsoft Windows’ Certificate Management store.
Certificate Store
[MY]
Assigns the certificate location within Microsoft Windows’ Certificate Management store.
List 10–6 Advanced Settings tab – Tunnel Settings section
Parameter
Description