Server Side Overview

K-Secure VPN^™ Server is a rule based VPN system. Rules defined in the server control network connections on client machines. To make rules easily manageable, groups are introduced. Each group contains a number of rules as well as a number of users. Connections made by a user inside the group are regulated by the rules defined in the group. For more details on these entities, see Groups, Rules and Users.

In simple use cases, the Express Config Page is sufficient for creating and deploying rules. For advanced uses, e.g. in small to medium size companies, where complex relations among groups, users and rules must be defined, IT administrators can use the corresponding pages and wizards to manipulate groups, users and rules.

When a client connects to the VPN server, it is assigned a Virtual IP. Such a Virtual IP can be in any class and/or range; it is not regulated by any standard; it is however only meaningful within the VPN. There are two ways to control the virtual IP assignment schemes: through the IP Assignments page, or through the Virtual Network Options.

K-Secure VPN^™ Server is extensible. In case a network resource is not accessible to the VPN server, but instead accessible to a VPN client, such a VPN client can be made a Proxy Agent so it can make connections for all other VPN clients. In this way the Proxy Agent becomes an extension to the VPN server.

• Server Status
  View the current status of the server; start and stop the server.
  
• Peers
  See who is connected to the server.
  
• IP Assignments
  Configure fixed Virtual IP addresses for VPN clients.
  
• Connections
  View active network connections in your system.
  
• Express Config
  Quickly create and export a new rule.
  
• Groups
  View, create and modify the groups.
  
• Rules
  View, create and modify the rules.
  
• Users
  View, create and modify the users.
  
• History
  Monitor real-time events reported by the server.
  
• Proxy Agent
  Extend your VPN with a Proxy Agent.