Command Line Options

K-Secure VPN^™ Client has a number of command line options to help automate its use in either batch files or from the command prompt.

KsVpn.exe [options]

Service Control Options

• -s : start the service
• -t: stop the service
• -i: install the service
• -u: uninstall the service
• -x: stop the service and kill all UI instances

Other Options

The following options can also be set from the command line.

• --DisableSkin=<true|false>
  Use the traditional look and feel;
• --HideTrayBalloon=<true|false>
  Suppress the tray balloon from showing up;
• --HideTrayIcon=<true|false>
  Hide the icon in task bar notification area;
• --HideUI=<true|false>
  Prevents the user interface from being launched when service is started;
• --NoWarnOnClearLogs=<true|false>
  Suppress the warning message when cleaning the logs (resetting history data);
• --NoWarnOnDeleteRules=<true|false>
  Suppress the warning message when deleting rules;
• --DontAutoSyncLog=<true|false>
  Controls whether the history list view shall pull the latest events automatically;
• --export[=<ini-filename>]
  Export all configuration data (Options, Groups, Users and Rules) into the ini-filename. If no ini-filename is specified, exports to KsVpn.ini (located in the same directory of KsVpn.exe);
• --import[=<ini-filename>]
  Import all configuration data (Options, Groups, Users and Rules) from the ini-filename. If no ini-filename is specified, imports from KsVpn.ini (located in the same directory of KsVpn.exe);