Starting a VPN connection

Complete this task to start connections you will initiate locally.

These instructions assume you have properly configured your VPN connection. Follow these steps to start your VPN connection:
  1. In IBM Navigator for i, expand Network > All Tasks > IP Policies > Virtual Private Networking.
  2. If the VPN server is not started, click Start VPN Server. This starts the VPN server.
  3. Ensure your packet rules are activated.
  4. Expand Network > IP Policies > Virtual Private Networking.
  5. Click Secure Connections.
  6. Right-click All Connections and select Open to display a list of connections.
  7. Right-click the connection you want to start and select Start. To start multiple connections, select each connection you want to start, right-click and select Start.
The STRVPNCNN command allows you to start a VPN connection from the command line or programmatically.