Fortinet VPN Client Set Inactivity

When using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) client, it's essential to consider the inactivity of the connection. This prevents scenarios where the VPN connection on your computer may think it's active, but the VPN server has terminated the connection due to inactivity, resulting in a non-functional VPN connection.

To address this issue, Viscosity takes a proactive approach by gracefully disconnecting your VPN connections just before your computer sleeps and reconnecting them when it wakes up. This allows the client to consume very little power while not in use, yet almost instantly boot back up and pick up where it was last left before sleep.

It's important to note that keeping a VPN connection active is not possible when the processor and network interfaces are turned off. While sleeping, a computer still draws a small amount of power to keep its memory state (RAM) active, while cutting power to the processor, storage, network interfaces, etc.

Rather than having to completely shut down the computer to save power when not in use, sleep offers an alternative that puts the computer in a low power state instead. All modern computers include 'sleep' functionality, often referred to as 'hibernation' on Windows.

By understanding how VPN clients like Viscosity handle inactivity, you can ensure a seamless and secure connection experience while also conserving energy when your computer is not in use.

Fortinet vpn client set inactivity