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# NEVPNManager

An object to create and manage a Personal VPN configuration.

```
class NEVPNManager
```

## Overview

The [`NEVPNManager`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEVPNManager) API gives apps the ability to create and manage a Personal VPN configuration on iOS and macOS. Personal VPN configurations are typically used to provide a service to users that protects their Internet browsing activity on insecure networks such as public Wi-Fi networks.

## Topics

### Managing VPN configurations

[`shared()`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEVPNManager/shared())

Access the single instance of `NEVPNManager`.

[`loadFromPreferences(completionHandler:)`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEVPNManager/loadFromPreferences(completionHandler:))

Load the VPN configuration from the Network Extension preferences.

[`saveToPreferences(completionHandler:)`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEVPNManager/saveToPreferences(completionHandler:))

Save the VPN configuration in the Network Extension preferences.

[`setAuthorization(_:)`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEVPNManager/setAuthorization(_:))

[`removeFromPreferences(completionHandler:)`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEVPNManager/removeFromPreferences(completionHandler:))

Remove the VPN configuration from the Network Extension preferences.

### Accessing VPN configuration properties

[`isEnabled`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEVPNManager/isEnabled)

A Boolean used to toggle the enabled state of the VPN configuration.

[`protocolConfiguration`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEVPNManager/protocolConfiguration)

An [`NEVPNProtocol`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEVPNProtocol) object containing the configuration settings of the VPN tunneling protocol.

[`protocol`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEVPNManager/protocol)

An `NEVPNProtocol` object containing the configuration settings of the VPN tunneling protocol.

[`localizedDescription`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEVPNManager/localizedDescription)

A string containing the display name of the VPN configuration.

[`isOnDemandEnabled`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEVPNManager/isOnDemandEnabled)

A Boolean used to toggle the Connect On Demand capability.

[`onDemandRules`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEVPNManager/onDemandRules)

An ordered list of Connect On Demand rules.

### Connecting and disconnecting VPN

[`connection`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEVPNManager/connection)

An [`NEVPNConnection`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEVPNConnection) object that is used to control the VPN tunnel specified by the VPN configuration.

### Errors

[`NEVPNError.Code`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEVPNError-swift.struct/Code)

Codes that indicate the source of an error.

[`NEVPNErrorDomain`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEVPNErrorDomain)

[`NEVPNError.Code`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEVPNError-swift.struct/Code)

Codes that indicate the source of an error.

### Notifications

  <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Foundation/NSNotification/Name-swift.struct/NEVPNConfigurationChange>

[`NEVPNConfigurationChangeNotification`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEVPNConfigurationChangeNotification)

Posted after the VPN configuration stored in the Network Extension preferences changes.

### Entitlements

  <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/BundleResources/Entitlements/com.apple.developer.networking.vpn.api>


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