Start VPN Connection (STRVPNCNN)

The Start VPN Connection (STRVPNCNN) command is used to start a virtual private network (VPN) connection.

Restrictions:

You must have input/output system configuration (*IOSYSCFG) special authority to use this command.

Parameters

Keyword Description Choices Notes
CNN Connection Character value Optional, Positional 1

Connection (CNN)

Specifies the name of the VPN connection to start. The connection name can be up to 40 characters long, consisting of upper and lower case letters and digits. This is a required parameter.

Examples

STRVPNCNN CNN(conn1)

This command starts connection conn1.

Error messages

*ESCAPE Messages

TCP860D
Starting of VPN connection &1 failed.