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title: "Groups - icom Connectivity Suite - VPN"
slug: "icom-connectivity-suite-vpn-groups"
updated: 2025-09-10T08:57:07Z
published: 2025-09-10T08:57:07Z
canonical: "docs.insys-icom.com/icom-connectivity-suite-vpn-groups"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Groups - icom Connectivity Suite - VPN

> [!NOTE]
> Note regarding the user interface!
> 
> The groups can currently only be configured on the classic user interface. See this [note](/kb/docs/icom-connectivity-suite-overview-en).

The groups to which the devices are assigned can be [added](/kb/docs/icom-connectivity-suite-vpn-group-add) and [managed](/kb/docs/icom-connectivity-suite-vpn-groups-manage) on the *Groups* tab (group management). Groups are used to group devices with similar functions in order to assign them common communication rules.

Use the button Add group to add new groups. This opens the respective [dialogue](/kb/docs/icom-connectivity-suite-vpn-group-add).

The *Groups* tab shows a list of the added groups. The groups can be managed here. Moreover, the communication within a group and between different groups is determined here.

The Copy button can be used to add another group in which the parameters in the window are already preset with those of the copied group. Adjusting these parameters allows a quick adding of similar groups.

The Delete button can be used to delete this group.

The name of this group is indicated in the *Group name* column.

The button in the *Internal connections* column can be used to determine whether connections between the members of this group are allowed or denied.

The *Connections from* button can be used to [determine](/kb/docs/icom-connectivity-suite-vpn-groups-manage) from which groups incoming connections are accepted, i.e. devices in the checked groups can establish connections to devices in this group. Furthermore, these connections can be restricted to certain protocols, target stations and target ports. The names of the groups permitted for these connections are indicated on the button. The addition **[LIMITED]** indicates that additional restrictions have been specified for these connections.

The *Connections to* button can be used to [determine](/kb/docs/icom-connectivity-suite-vpn-groups-manage) to which groups outgoing connections can be established, i.e. devices in this group can establish connections to devices in the checked groups. Furthermore, these connections can be restricted to certain protocols, target stations and target ports. The names of the groups permitted for these connections are indicated on the button. The addition **[LIMITED]** indicates that additional restrictions have been specified for these connections.

> [!NOTE]
> Please note!
> 
> If a connection with one of the buttons *Connections from* or *Connections to* is specified, this will automatically be specified for the other direction as well.