Biometric authentication
(e.g. fingerprint- or face recognition) before VPN connection establishment. For protection against a VPN connection establishment by unauthorized third parties a biometric authentication has been added to the Advanced VPN Client. Immediately after pressing the “Connect” button in the client GUI there is a prompt for user authentication. The VPN connection is only established after a positive authentication. The Windows Hello functionality is required for biometric authentication, which is available as from Windows 8.1 or later.
Modernized client GUI
The client GUI and the tray popup window which is started from the taskbar have been adopted to the current Windows 10 design.
Complete 64 bit implementation of the Advanced VPN Client
As from this version, all components of the Advanced VPN Client are included in 64-bit versions.
New GUI for the credential provider, including the Hotspot authentication functionality.
For establishing the VPN tunnel prior to the Windows user authentication, it is now possible to do a Hotspot authentication on a re-designed GUI.
Bug-fixes / improvements
Configuration of the VPN tunnel endpoint.
Multiple VPN tunnel endpoints can now be configured using their domain names.
Optimization of the DPD functionality
FIPS-Inside
When installing from scratch or changing an existing configuration the FIPS mode can be enabled or disabled from within the installation routine.
Display of IPv6 connection information
IPv6 addresses are now displayed on the connection information page, too.
Enhancements within the Client Info Center
A new section with driver information has been added to the Client Info Center. For Windows 10 operating systems, driver version- and build number are now additionally displayed.
Improvements of the Hotspot functionality
The compatibility to Hotspot authentication pages has been extended.
Download the latest version of the LANCOM Advanced VPN Client for Windows here.
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