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Actions, Automatic startup, Location awareness – equinux VPN Tracker 5.4.4 User Manual

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Actions

VPN Tracker 5 can start and stop based on your
current location or network environment, or
execute specified tasks after establishing or
before stopping a connection.

Automatic Startup

Each connection can be started , so it will start automatically
when you log in to your Mac. This is quite useful for desktop
machines using VPN connection(s) to offices or central
databases all the time.

To activate automatic startup for a connection:
‣ Select the connection
‣ Switch to the “Actions” tab

‣ Check the box “Start Connection at Login”

Location Awareness

VPN Tracker 5 offers two variants of location awareness. It will
detect
‣ Manual location changes

‣ Switches to or from certain AirPort networks

For each location defined in your Mac’s System Preferences,
you can explicitly activate or deactivate a connection.

To activate a connection for a location:
‣ Select the connection
‣ Switch to the “Actions” tab

‣ Drag the slider for the location to the right

or
‣ Click the slider (if the connection was deactivated before)

To deactivate a connection for a location:
‣ Select the connection
‣ Switch to the “Actions” tab

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