# Restarting and deleting VPN connections

You can forcefully re-initiate a VPN connection by manually restarting it. When you delete a VPN connection, you also delete the IKE and IPsec policies and endpoint groups that were created during the VPN creation.

Prerequisites

* A VPN connection is created, as described in [Creating VPN connections](https://wiki.bamboozle.me/products/cloud/compute/managing-vpn-connections/creating-vpn-connections).

To restart a VPN connection

1. On the VPN screen, click a VPN connection to restart.
2. On the connection right pane, click Restart.
3. Click Restart VPN in the confirmation window.

To delete a VPN connection

1. On the VPN screen, click a VPN connection to delete.
2. On the connection right pane, click Delete.
3. Click Delete in the confirmation window.