--- title: "Getting Started - icom Connectivity Suite – VPN" slug: "icom-connectivity-suite-vpn-getting-started" updated: 2025-09-18T08:43:46Z published: 2025-09-18T08:43:07Z canonical: "docs.insys-icom.com/icom-connectivity-suite-vpn-getting-started" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.insys-icom.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Getting Started - icom Connectivity Suite – VPN The **icom Connectivity Suite - VPN** is a service of INSYS icom for the simple and secure network connection of locations, plants, control centers and mobile devices via a Virtual Private Network. > [!NOTE] > What is a VPN? > > A VPN is a communications environment in which access is controlled to permit peer connections only within a defined community of interest. It is constructed though some form of partitioning of a common underlying communications medium, where this underlying communications medium provides services to the network on a non-exclusive basis. Test the VPN service from INSYS icom and proceed as described below. Two free licences allow you to test it in practice without obligation. ## Register with the portal of the icom Connectivity Suite Just follow this [Configuration Guide](/kb/docs/registration-with-the-icom-connectivity-suite-en). ## Register your devices Register all devices that are supposed to participate in your VPN network in the **icom Connectivity Suite – VPN**. The Devices of the VPN participants are differentiated between INSYS icom routers with icom OS, with INSYS OS and other third-party devices. These can be PCs, controls, cameras, other routers, etc. that support OpenVPN and are referred to as PC in summary in the **icom Connectivity Suite – VPN**. - In order to register an INSYS Router with icom OS, just follow this [Configuration Guide](/kb/docs/adding-an-insys-router-with-icom-os-to-the-icom-connectivity-suite-vpn-en). - In order to register an INSYS Router with INSYS OS, just follow this [Configuration Guide](/kb/docs/adding-an-insys-router-with-insys-os-to-the-icom-connectivity-suite-vpn-en). - In order to register a third-party device (e.g. Windows PC), just follow this [Configuration Guide](/kb/docs/adding-a-third-party-device-pc-to-the-icom-connectivity-suite-vpn-en). ## Configure your devices In order for a device to act as a participant in the **icom Connectivity Suite – VPN**, it must first be configured for this purpose. - In order to configure an INSYS Router with icom OS, just follow this [Configuration Guide](/kb/docs/configuring-an-insys-router-with-icom-os-for-a-connection-to-the-icom-connectivity-suite-vpn-en). - In order to configure an INSYS Router with INSYS OS, just follow this [Configuration Guide](/kb/docs/configuring-an-insys-router-with-insys-os-for-a-connection-to-the-icom-connectivity-suite-vpn-en). - In order to register a Windows PC, just follow this [Configuration Guide](/kb/docs/configuring-a-windows-pc-for-a-connection-to-the-icom-connectivity-suite-vpn-en). ## Order additional licences Using the **icom Connectivity Suite – VPN** is bound to the purchase of VPN licences. The licences can be purchased directly in the **icom Connectivity Suite - VPN**. 1. Open the [portal](https://connectivity.insys-icom.de) of the **icom Connectivity Suite**. 2. Proceed as described [here](/kb/docs/icom-connectivity-suite-vpn-licence-order) to order licences. ## Assign your licences to your devices Each device that is supposed to participate in the **icom Connectivity Suite – VPN** requires a licence. Proceed as follows to assign a licence to your device. 1. Open the [portal](https://connectivity.insys-icom.de) of the **icom Connectivity Suite**. 2. Click on the *VPN* → *Licences* page on the ID of the licence you want to assign to a device to open the [detailed information](/kb/docs/icom-connectivity-suite-vpn-licence-information) regarding this licence. 3. Click under *Assigned Device* on *Change licence device*, select the device to which you want to assign this licence and click on CONFIRM. The licence will be assigned to the selected device. ## Change the name of your licences The Licence Name is assigned by **icom Connectivity Suite - VPN** and can be changed for better distinguishability or clarity. 1. Click on the *VPN* → *Licences* page on the ID of the licence you want to rename to open the [detailed information](/kb/docs/icom-connectivity-suite-vpn-licence-information) regarding this licence. 2. Click under *Licence name* on *Change licence name*, enter the desired name for this licence and click on CONFIRM. The name of the licence will be changed. ## Monitor the activities related to your licences All activities, i.e. changes related to a licence, are logged. 1. Click on the *VPN* → *Licences* page on the ID of the licence of which you want to view the activity log to open the [detailed information](/kb/docs/icom-connectivity-suite-vpn-licence-information) regarding this licence. All activities related to this licence, are listed in the *Activities* field. For details in the table refer to [Activities](/kb/docs/icom-connectivity-suite-activities). A VPN is a communications environment in which access is controlled to permit peer connections only within a defined community of interest. It is constructed though some form of partitioning of a common underlying communications medium, where this underlying communications medium provides services to the network on a non-exclusive basis