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System and method for providing proactive VPN establishment

  • US 9,769,136 B2
  • Filed: 10/31/2014
  • Issued: 09/19/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for facilitating network connectivity across connection types implemented by a network traffic management system comprising one or more network traffic management devices, server devices, or client devices, the method comprising:

  • monitoring an existing first connection to a secured network domain, wherein a first network configuration is employed to access the secured network domain via the first connection;

    detecting a termination of the first connection and subsequent to detecting the termination of the first connection;

    retrieving locally stored authentication information for a user and automatically switching from the first connection to a second connection to allow access to the secured network domain, wherein the first connection is a wired connection and the second connection is a wireless connection or the first connection is a wireless connection and the second connection is a direct connection and one or more of the first or second network connection is a virtual private network (VPN) connection;

    establishing access to the secured network domain via the second connection by employing a second network configuration; and

    initiating one or more user login processes associated with the second network configuration using the retrieved locally stored authentication information.

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