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Summary

Quick connect lets you quickly set up an OpenVPN network. It is a hybrid between Remote Access and RMS VPN hubs. The main advantages compared to Remote Access - you can add more third-party devices by using .ovpn files, and compared to RMS VPN hubs - it can be set up much faster.

Overview

In this screen, you can:

Create a new Quick Connect configuration.
Search through existing configurations by Name/Description/Tags/Companies/Status.
Start chosen Quick Connect network, and download its OpenVPN configuration.
Change how the list is displayed.

Creating an endpoint

By clicking on Add new endpoint a menu will pop up. There you'll have to:

Type in the name.
Add a device through which the endpoint will be reached.
- Here you'll have two options, similar to Remote Access, where you can choose Auto mode, and RMS will scan the device's network for potential endpoints, or Manual mode, where you'll configure it yourself.
Select Quick Connect's VPN server location.
Optional:
- Description - type in more information you'd like to see when looking at this configuration.
- Tags - add tags to more easily identify and manage.

Quick Connect hub overview

Clicking on any hub in the Quick Connect list will open up its information:

General

Shows general information about this hub
Shows data usage, server location, and no. of active sessions. Also, here are the buttons to control this hub, Start (time left if active), Disable VPN and Download .ovpn configuration buttons.
Shows active sessions, which clients are currently connected to this VPN hub.
Shows endpoints that are set up on this configuration.

Clients

Here, you can see, and search which clients are connected to this hub.

Data Usage

In this tab, you can look at VPN hub data usage at specific date range:
- Total usage of this hub.
- Session data usage.
- Each client's data usage - sent, received, total.
- Additionally, you can export this graph.

Connection Logs

Here, you can look at client connection logs - which clients have connected to this hub, when they have connected and minor info about the said clients, depending on the date range.

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 ==Summary==
-Quick connect is a feature, which lets you quickly set up an OpenVPN network. It is a hybrid between [[Draft:RMS Remote Access|Remote Access]] and [[VPN Hubs|RMS VPN hubs]]. The main advantages compared to Remote Access - you can add more third-party devices by using .ovpn files, and compared to RMS VPN hubs - it can be set up much faster.
+Quick connect lets you quickly set up an OpenVPN network. It is a hybrid between [[Draft:RMS Remote Access|Remote Access]] and [[VPN Hubs|RMS VPN hubs]]. The main advantages compared to Remote Access - you can add more third-party devices by using .ovpn files, and compared to RMS VPN hubs - it can be set up much faster.
 ==Overview==
 [[File:Quickconnect1.png|border|class=tlt-border|1100x700px]]
 In this screen, you can:
-*Create a new Quick Connect network.
+*Create a new Quick Connect configuration.
-*Search through existing connections by Tags/Companies/Status.
+*Search through existing configurations by Name/Description/Tags/Companies/Status.
 *Start chosen Quick Connect network, and download its OpenVPN configuration.
 *Change how the list is displayed.
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 **Here you'll have two options, similar to Remote Access, where you can choose '''Auto''' mode, and RMS will scan the device's network for potential endpoints, or '''Manual''' mode, where you'll configure it yourself.
 *Select Quick Connect's VPN server location.
+*Optional:
+**Description - type in more information you'd like to see when looking at this configuration.
+**Tags - add tags to more easily identify and manage.
 [[File:Quickconnect3.png|border|center|class=tlt-border|1100x500px]]
 ==Quick Connect hub overview==
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 ===General===
 [[File:Quickconnect4.png|border|class=tlt-border|1100x700px]]
-*Left upper block shows general information about this hub
+#Shows general information about this hub
-*Left lower block shows data usage, server location
+#Shows data usage, server location, and no. of active sessions. Also, here are the buttons to control this hub, '''Start''' (time left if active), '''Disable VPN''' and '''Download .ovpn configuration''' buttons.
-*Right upper block shows active sessions, which are currently connected to this VPN hub.
+#Shows active sessions, which clients are currently connected to this VPN hub.
-*Right lower block shows endpoints
+#Shows endpoints that are set up on this configuration.
 ===Clients===
 [[File:Quickconnect5.png|border|class=tlt-border|1100x700px]]
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 ===Data Usage===
-[[File:Quickconnect6.png|border|class=tlt-border|1100x700px]]
+[[File:Quickconnect6.png|border|class=tlt-border|1100x600px]]
-*In this tab, you can look at VPN hub data usage: total, by the client, and export this data graph.
+*In this tab, you can look at VPN hub data usage at specific date range:
+**Total usage of this hub.
+**Session data usage.
+**Each client's data usage - sent, received, total.
+**Additionally, you can export this graph.
+[[File:Quickconnect8.png|border|class=tlt-border|1100x600px]]
 ===Connection Logs===
 [[File:Quickconnect7.png|border|class=tlt-border|1100x700px]]
-*Here, you can look at client connection logs, depending on the date range.
+*Here, you can look at client connection logs - which clients have connected to this hub, when they have connected and minor info about the said clients, depending on the date range.