The Connection Manager Administration Kit is a step-by-step wizard that guides you through the process of customizing and pre-configuring the Microsoft Connection Manager dialer. Connection Manager is a customized dialer, which allows you to provide users with a quick and easy way to connect to the Internet and a corporate private network. With the Connection Manager Administration Kit, you can use your own custom icons, tailored help files, and special animated graphics to control the look of your Connection Manager dialer. You can also control the functionality of Connection Manager. For example, Connection Manager supports Connect Actions. Connect Actions are small executable programs that start when the dialer connects or disconnects to the Internet or a corporate private network. You can use Connect Actions to differentiate your service and provide a simple connection experience by automating tasks for your users.
Microsoft Connection Manager is designed to help you provide generic access to the Internet as well as secure access over the Internet to a private corporate network. If you’re using Internet Connection Services for RAS to build a VPN solution, you can use the Connection Manager Administration Kit to build a dialer that is pre-configured to support secure connections with Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP). By providing a custom dialer that automatically supports PPTP, you can ensure the security of your private network without burdening your employees with complex configuration.