topic Permanent vpn client connection in SASE and Remote Access https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/SASE-and-Remote-Access/Permanent-vpn-client-connection/m-p/35608#M13119 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello, <BR />We have installed&nbsp; checkpoint vpn client on a windows server 2012r2 using a pre-shared key.<BR />This client is connecting to a checkpoint r77.30 appliance.<BR />We need this connection to be permanent without any disconnections. <BR />Is this possible? <BR />Always-Connect is enabled, but it still disconnects after a while.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:25:36 GMT Lefteris_Skoula 2018-10-16T13:25:36Z Permanent vpn client connection https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/SASE-and-Remote-Access/Permanent-vpn-client-connection/m-p/35608#M13119 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello, <BR />We have installed&nbsp; checkpoint vpn client on a windows server 2012r2 using a pre-shared key.<BR />This client is connecting to a checkpoint r77.30 appliance.<BR />We need this connection to be permanent without any disconnections. <BR />Is this possible? <BR />Always-Connect is enabled, but it still disconnects after a while.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:25:36 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/SASE-and-Remote-Access/Permanent-vpn-client-connection/m-p/35608#M13119 Lefteris_Skoula 2018-10-16T13:25:36Z Re: Permanent vpn client connection https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/SASE-and-Remote-Access/Permanent-vpn-client-connection/m-p/35609#M13120 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>There is no such thing as a "permanent" VPN tunnel.</P><P>The IPsec specs require renegotiation of keys and the like after a period of time.</P><P>The only way to keep the tunnel up is to periodically initiate connectivity across the VPN at intervals lower than the key renegotiation intervals.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 16 Oct 2018 16:12:18 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/SASE-and-Remote-Access/Permanent-vpn-client-connection/m-p/35609#M13120 PhoneBoy 2018-10-16T16:12:18Z