VPN Usage
This tip outlines the few steps required to quickly start (or stop) your VPN service via the VPN status menu in the top bar.
To have access to the VPN status icon
in the top menu bar you must have
selected the "Show VPN status in
menu bar" option in the System
Preference's Network VPN Service pane. If not
check out the VPN Setup tip on how to do so.
To connect to a VPN server, click on the VPN Status icon
which can be found on the right side of your top menu bar:
On the drop-down menu, click on the Connect Home
Office (your service name may be different, and if
you have more than one service, you may have to select the
service you want to use, which is listed below the Connect
... option). If you want to see the progress/status of the
connection attempt and/or how long your have been
connected, make sure there are check marks beside the to
show options. You can select/deselect the option by
clicking on the option line.
Once connected you you will see the connection time
status, assuming your selected the Show time
connected option:
To disconnect, click on the VPN Status icon to gain access to
the drop-down menu:
On the drop-down menu, click on the Disconnect Home
Office (your service name may be different) to
disconnect from the server:
That's all there is to it.
