User guide

Recommended PC monitor / display settings
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VPN 3002 Hardware Client User Guide
Recommended PC monitor / display settings
For best ease of use, we recommend setting your monitor or display:
• Desktop area = 1024 x 768 pixels or greater. Minimum = 800 x 600 pixels.
• Color palette = 256 colors or higher.
Connecting to the VPN 3002 using HTTP
When your system administration tasks and network permit a cleartext connection between the VPN
3002 and your browser, you can use the standard HTTP protocol to connect to the system.
Even if you plan to use HTTPS, you use HTTP at first to install an SSL certificate in your browser.
1 Bring up the browser.
2 In the browser
Address or Location field, you can just enter the VPN3002 Private interface IP address;
e.g.,
10.10.147.2. The browser automatically assumes and supplies an http:// prefix.
The browser displays the VPN3002 Hardware Client Manager login screen.
Figure 1-1: VPN 3302 Hardware Client Manager login screen
To continue using HTTP for the whole session, skip to Logging in the VPN 3002 Hardware Client
Manager on page 1-17.
Installing the SSL certificate in your browser
The Manager provides the option of using HTTP over SSL with the browser. SSL creates a secure
session between your browser (VPN 3002 hardware client) and the VPN Concentrator (server). This
protocol is known as HTTPS, and uses the
https:// prefix to connect to the server. The browser first
authenticates the server, then encrypts all data passed during the session.