Genua genucard, Quick Start Manual

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First check if the correct installation file for your system type 
(32 or 64bit) was downloaded.

To determine the system type:

     Click 

Start

     Right click 

Computer

Properties

     System Type

First run the installation file genucard-setup. 
This will start the setup wizard and display the intended system 
type in the title bar (32 bit -> "x86", 64 bit -> "x64"). 
If the type matches, click on 

Next

.

In the next window, select the 

installation target

 and 

options

. 

To initialize a connection via genucard before Windows login, 
select the option 

genucard Credential Provider

.

Deactivate 

Fast User-Switching

 to prevent multiple user logins at 

the same time.
Then click 

Next

.

If machine authentication is required (to restrict a genucard to 
specific systems), select the respective key file and click 

Next

.

Click 

Install

 to start the setup, then 

Yes

 in the user account

window. 

Finish the installation by clicking 

Finish

.

Now insert  the genucard. It will be up and running within 30 
seconds, and you can log in with your genucard 

Loginname

 and 

Password 

or 

Smardcard PIN

.

Click the genucard client icon to open the menu:

Webinterface:   Opens the default browser with the genucard
                         Web interface, as described on page 7ff.

Change 
smartcard PIN:  Opens a window to edit the smartcard PIN if a
 

smartcard is used.

Status:             Status information about the current connection,
 

and options for establishing/closing Internet and

  VPN 

connections.

Protocol:          Displays genucard client protocol information.

Notifications:    Opens the genucard client message tab.

Profiles:            Displays available profiles and any modification 
                         options.

About:               Displays genucard client information.

Close:               Closes the genucard client.

The 

Internet

 field in the Status tab lists available preconfigured

profiles for Internet connections. Select a profile and click

Connect

. Once a connection is established, a VPN can be initiali-

zed.

To do so, select a 

VPN

 from the predefined list and click 

Connect

.

If you need an individual profile, and the administrator has 
activated permission to do so, you can create one in the 

Profiles

tab.

Click on 

Create Profile

 to start a wizard for the various connection

options.

The icons on the 

Status

 tab show the status of machine 

authentication, connection to the genucard, as well as the Internet 
and VPN connections. 
Hover over over the icons with the mouse for more information.

If a connection is required before Windows login (e.g. for Active
Directory authentication) the Credential Provider must be installed 
when setting up the genucard.
See 

Installation genucard Client for Windows

.

Subsequently, network  authentication can selected at Windows 
login. (See arrow.)

First log in at the genucard.
Enter your genucard 

Username

 (german: 

Benutzername

) and 

Password 

(german:

 Kennwort

)

In the next dialog, select the 

connection 

(german: 

Verbindung

) to 

access the target network.

Once the connection has been established, you can log on 
Windows as usual. 

To log in to a hotspot, select the Internet connection option 

Open 

WiFi

 in the 

Status

 tab. 

This will open a hotspot login dialog.

Installing the genucard Client for Windows