Broad Compatibility

• Supports the widely available Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP).
• Runs on Palm OS Devices with an English version of Palm OS 3.1 or higher, including OS 5.
• Compatible with all Palm OS based smartphones, including palmOne's (formerly Handspring) Treo 180, 270, 300 and 600 series, the Samsung SPH-i300, SPH-i330 and SPH-i500, the Kyocera QCP 7135 and 6035, and the palmOne Tungsten W.
• Supports handheld connections using Wi-Fi (802.11b) wireless LANs, as well as wireline and wireless modems. Mobile phone connections to handhelds using Bluetooth, infrared and cable are all supported, as are GSM, GPRS, 1xRTT, CDMA, TDMA and CDPD wireless networks.
• Highly optimized encryption and authentication routines provide fast authentication and good performance with all devices and over all network types, including pre-OS 5 devices, 3G wireless networks and 802.11b (WiFi) wireless LANs.

Easy of Use Focus

• All of the VPN connection set-up options that are normally required are on a simple main dialog.
• Auto Connect capability allows user selected Palm OS applications to automatically connect to and disconnect from the VPN server as needed without requiring the user to launch the Mergic VPN application.
• Client-side split tunneling. Allows simultaneous access of the Internet and the private network without sending all traffic through the private network.
• Connection status icon on all Palm OS devices that support the command toolbar. An icon on the command toolbar indicates when a network connection exists, when a VPN connection exists and the signal strength on smartphones that support this feature.
• No extra set-up of the Palm OS connectivity settings is required for OS 5 devices. The required Palm OS connectivity settings for pre-OS 5 devices can be made in a single automated step.
• In addition to the typical always prompt and save password options, user passwords can be temporarily saved for up to three hours, allowing a balance between the ease of use of saving passwords and the security of prompting.
• A user configurable idle timeout setting specifically for VPN connections.
• Multiple VPN configurations.

Protocol Support

• Uses the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP).
• Support for 40, 56 and 128-bit Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption (MPPE) in both stateless and stateful modes. Mergic VPN attempts to connect with the VPN server using the strongest (128-bit, stateless) encryption available. If the VPN server doesn't support that level of encryption Mergic VPN will try to connect with the next strongest level of encryption. This negotiation process continues until the weakest (40-bit, stateful) level of encryption is tried.
• Supports the PAP, CHAP, MS-CHAPv1, and MS-CHAPv2 authentication protocols. For security reasons, PAP authentication is disabled by default and, also by default, if the VPN server attempts to negotiate MS-CHAPv1, NT type responses are enabled and LAN Manager type responses are disabled. PAP authentication and LAN Manager type responses can be enabled by turning off the Encryption Required setting in Mergic VPN.
• Automatic and/or manual configuration of the Domain Name Service (DNS) server addresses to be used on the private network.
• Automatic and/or manual configuration of the IP address to be used on the private network.
• Detailed diagnostic logging.