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Starting/Stopping VPN Client

The procedure to Start/Stop running Rainmail VPN Client is given below:

  1. If a Standard Install was performed:
  • Right click on the shortcut to OpenVPN GUI (as shown in the image below) from your desktop screen

  • The following dialog pops up. Select Run as administrator (indicated by the red oval)

  • Rainmail VPN icon appears on your System tray (as can be seen in the image below). Right click on the icon.

  • The following menu pops up. Click on Connect (indicated by the red oval)

  • The Open VPN Connection screen appears and the User Authentication dialog pops up. Enter your VPN username and password credentials in the corresponding edit boxes and press OK

  • Once connection is established, a pop up message confirming that the user is connected, appears on your System Tray. Also,the Rainmail VPN icon turns green to indicate a live connection

  • To stop the VPN connection from running, right click on the Rainmail VPN icon (indicated by the red oval) located on your System Tray

  • The following menu appears. Click on Disconnect (indicated by the red oval)

  • Once disconnected, the Rainmail VPN icon turns red to indicated a non-live connection (as can be seen in the image below)

  1. If a Service Install was performed:
  • Rainmail VPN connection is automatically established whenever your desktop/laptop is powered on and is connected to the Internet.
  • Right click on the shortcut to OpenVPN GUI (as shown in the image below) from your desktop screen

  • The following dialog pops up. Select Run as administrator (indicated by the red oval)

  • To manually disconnect, right click on the Rainmail VPN icon in your System Tray. A menu pops up, click on Disconnect (as shown in the image below)

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