diff --git a/pyVim/connect.py b/pyVim/connect.py
index 5dc959f..a9cee20 100644
--- a/pyVim/connect.py
+++ b/pyVim/connect.py
@@ -271,6 +271,36 @@ def Connect(host='localhost', port=443, user='root', pwd='',
 
    return si
 
+def ConnectNoSSL(host='localhost', port=443, user='root', pwd='',
+                 service="hostd", adapter="SOAP", namespace=None, path="/sdk",
+                 version=None, keyFile=None, certFile=None, thumbprint=None,
+                 sslContext=None, b64token=None, mechanism='userpass'):
+   """
+   Provides a standard method for connecting to a specified server without SSL
+   verification. Useful when connecting to servers with self-signed certificates
+   or when you wish to ignore SSL altogether. Will attempt to create an unverified
+   SSL context and then connect via the Connect method.
+   """
+
+   if hasattr(ssl, '_create_unverified_context'):
+      sslContext = ssl._create_unverified_context()
+   else:
+      sslContext = None
+
+   return Connect(host=host,
+                  port=portNumber,
+                  user=user,
+                  pwd=pwd,
+                  service=service,
+                  adapter='SOAP',
+                  version=supportedVersion,
+                  path=path,
+                  keyFile=keyFile,
+                  certFile=certFile,
+                  thumbprint=thumbprint,
+                  sslContext=sslContext,
+                  b64token=b64token,
+                  mechanism=mechanism)
 
 def Disconnect(si):
    """
@@ -804,7 +834,7 @@ def SmartConnect(protocol='https', host='localhost', port=443, user='root', pwd=
                   b64token=b64token,
                   mechanism=mechanism)
 
-def ConnectNoSSL(protocol='https', host='localhost', port=443, user='root', pwd='',
+def SmartConnectNoSSL(protocol='https', host='localhost', port=443, user='root', pwd='',
                  service="hostd", path="/sdk",
                  preferredApiVersions=None, keyFile=None, certFile=None,
                  thumbprint=None, sslContext=None, b64token=None, mechanism='userpass'):