NETGEAR IPSec VPN Lite v6.40.004 Release Notes
Note: This VPN Lite Client software requires an activation key. The VPN Lite Client software is NOT available for purchase and is ONLY bundled with the following products:
- FVS318Gv2 - 1 Lite license
- FVS318N - 1 Lite license
- FVS338 - 1 Lite license
- FVS336Gv2 - 1 Lite license
- FVS336Gv3 - 1 Lite license
- FVX538v2 - 5 Lite licenses
- SRX5308 - 5 Lite licenses
- SRXN3205 - 1 Lite license
- UTM9S - 1 Lite license
- UTM10 - 1 Lite license
- UTM25 - 1 Lite license
- UTM25S - 1 Lite license
- UTM50 - 3 Lite Licenses
- UTM150 - 3 Lite Licenses
Please contact the resellers or place of purchase if you need an activation key for your VPN software.
New Features:
- New design for the Connection Panel. This new design improves VPN Client user experience by simplifying the management of VPN connections. The New Connection Panel is fully configurable via a dedicated management window which enables to create, rename and sort VPN connections.
- Added a verification of the gateway certificate subject (SSL).
- Using WiFi networks sometimes requires a local authentication (via a captive portal). For users using the GINA Mode (VPN Connection before Windows logon), the VPN Client implements a new browsing window which allows the authentication on the captive portal before opening the tunnel.
- Always-on: automatically re-opens tunnel when DPD timeout is detected.
- New certificate selection criteria: It is possible to configure a pattern to be found in the certificate subject.
- Always-on: automatically re-opens tunnel when remote network is no longer accessible.
- "No Split DNS": Ability to force the physical DNS server address to the value of the Virtual DNS Server address. This function solves communication slowness and confidentiality problems.
- "No Split Tunneling": Ability to disable default route on physical interface for all, in tunnel configurations.
- New "/closeall" command line option (close all tunnels).
- New "/resetike" command line option.
- Mode Config / Mode CP: Support of Virtual network size sent by the gateway (by default /24 when not specified).
- Option to check the gateway certificate CRL in addition to its signature.
- Copy / paste of IKEv2 and SSL configurations.
- Support of UTF-8 character encoding for X-Auth password (requires a specific configuration).
Bug Fixes:
- Corrected management of the virtual interface MTU.
- The Configuration Panel and the Connection Panel might appear simultaneously.
- Correction of the font in the activation window.
- Changing language led to address type duplication (in Child SA configuration).
- Deleting a ChildSA among N led to the alert: "An invalid argument was encountered".
- X-Auth Popup: Passwords containing ";" were not properly handled.
- A SA was closed too early when the lifetime is set in Kbytes from the Gateway.
- Improvement of the certificate subject parsing.
- Support of certificates containing multiple subject alter names (IKEv1).
To Install:
- Download and extract the file on your local computer.
Download Link:https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/VPNG05L/NETGEARVPNClientLite_Setup_V6.40.004.zip - Unzip the file and double click on the "NETGEARVPNClientLite_Setup.exe" that you have just downloaded and follow the on screen instructions to install your VPN Client software.
- You may need to restart your computer after the installation.
- Click on "Activate" and enter the license key(s) that comes with your bundled hardware to continue using the software.
- To configure and setup the VPN settings, please read this KB article.
If you find an error, you can gather additional information to aid NETGEAR in resolving your problem:
- Activate the detailed log with CTRL+ALT+D ("Trace mode is on" will appear in the main banner).
- Reboot the PC.
- Run the VPN Client and try to re-create the issue.
- Log on to https://my.netgear.com to submit a Support ticket and make sure you include the following in your Support ticket:
- A description of the error
- Your VPN client configuration Policy file
- Log files located at: C:\Program Files\NETGEAR\NETGEAR ProSAFE VPN Client Professional\LogFiles
Last Updated:07/07/2025
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Article ID: 31419