VPN-X Server User Interface

User Interface
Tips: VPN-X has the same GUI on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, so we just describe the Windows platform.

VPN-X Server

VPN-X menus on start
Please refer to client menus section.

VPN-X Server Toolbar

VPN-X Status Tab
Please refer to VPN-X client interface description.

VPN-X Server Configuration Tab

General Configuration

• Start with Windows: When Windows starts up and login is successful, it will bring up VPN-X server automatically.

• Register as Windows service: VPN-X server can be installed as a Windows service on a Windows platform. When Windows starts up, it will bring up the VPN-X server. The VPN-X tray icon will show on your local console. If you are using Windows Remote Desktop service, you should connect to your local console or you will not see the VPN-X tray icon. On  Windows Vista/7 the tray icon can’t be shown, this is normal, please read this document “VPN-X Vista and Windows 7 Special Document”.
  If you run VPN-X server on the Windows 2003, you can use local monitor to view  VPN server status. You can also use Windows Remote Desktop to view the server status, but you should use special option to view the remote windows internal session, or you can’t see the tray icon of VPN-X server.
  For example, your windows 2003 server is running on 192.168.240.1, you can use following command to connect the local screen/monitor/console
  
  For windows xp sp2 client:
  mstsc -v 192.168.240.1 /F -console
  
  For windows xp sp3 or vista/7 client:
  mstsc /admin

• Language: VPN-X supports many languages.
  
  Chinese (Simplified or Traditional)
  Dutch
  English
  German
  Italian
  Malay
  Norwegian
  Polish
  Russian
  Vietnamese

but only the English and Chinese languages are provided by the official . The other languages are contributed by our warmhearted customers. If you find some translation errors, please tell us ASAP.

• Apply: After you change something in this panel, you should apply to make it take effect.

VPN Server Setting

These settings are very important for VPN-X server. You should read this section carefully.

• VPN server virtual address: It’s virtual IP address, not real IP address. The virtual address is valid in the VPN (Virtual Private Network). If you are administrator, you should not let your client peers fill in the virtual address on his/her login dialog. You should tell them to input your public real IP address. After the VPN client is logged in, he/she can use this virtual address to access the VPN service.
  
  This virtual address is the beginning of the virtual IP address pool. All client peers’ virtual addresses will be auto-generated from this address.
  
  For example: The server virtual address is 192.168.240.1, and the first VPN account virtual address will be 192.168.240.2. The second VPN account virtual address will be 192.168.240.3, and so on.. The VPN-X Server administrator has the right to change the VPN account to any other virtual address, even if the virtual address is not in the same network.  For more informati on, please refer to the “User Management” section.
• Virtual Network mask: 255.255.255.0 is preferred.
• Bridge: This is an advanced setting. If you are a beginner, we suggest you don’t use it.
• Bridge IP: This is an advanced setting. If you are a beginner, we uggest you don’t use it.
  
• User (Virtual) DNS: VPN-X can provide DNS service or redirection. By default VPN-X disables this feature.
  
• (Virtual) DNS I P: the default IP is the VPN-X server virtual address. You can change it to a real DNS server and let all clients use the DNS server.
  
• Allow Register VPN account from network: This feature can help VPN client peers register his/her new VPN account on this VPN server. For security purposes, we recommend you  disable this feature. By default, VPN-X server disables this feature.
  
• Add listening port and protocol: VPN-X has a powerful feature that can allow VPN-X to listen on many ports with different or same protocols at the same time. You can click this button to add your desired port and protocol. If you are administrator, you should choose the proper protocol and port to let client peers login. For security purposes, we recommend you select TCP(SSL) protocol. For network speed or you just want to use VPN-X to play games etc. , you can select UDP protocol.
• Delete listening port: delete your selected records.
  
• Listening ports table: VPN-X provides an easy way to see the listening ports on this VPN-X server.

User Management Tab

This panel will provide an easy way to create a VPN account for client peers. Clicking “Add” will pop up the new account information dialog. You should fill them in properly. All the fields labeled “*” are required. You can tell your clients to modify other fields themselves after they login successfully.

VPN-X server allocates a default virtual IP address for client peers automatically. You can check these virtual addresses on the VPN account list table. If you want to change a peer’s virtual address, just double click the peer record or select the peer record and click the “Modify” button.

Tips: VPN-X client’s virtual address can be allocated any virtual address, even if the address is not in the same network.

For example:

VPN-X server virtual address is 192.168.240.1
Client Peer 1 (CP1): 192.168.240.2
Client Peer 2 (CP2): 192.168.240.3
Client Peer 3 (CP3): 10.10.0.2
Client Peer 4 (CP4): 10.10.0.3

Server, CP1 and CP2 are in the same network.
CP3 and CP4 are in another network. CP3 or CP4 can’t access the Server, CP1, and CP2, CP3 and CP4 can access each other.

VPN Chat Room Tab
Please refer to VPN-X client interface description.

Access Control Tab
Please refer to VPN-X client interface description.

Log Tab
This tab will print all important log messages on the screen. If you want to figure out problem, you should check the log tab first and watch to see if there is something wrong with VPN-X.
This entire message will be logged in one file named “run_server.log” located in VPN-X installed directory.

Software Update Tab
Please refer to VPN-X client interface description.