Verifying a Successful Client VPN Connection
This article provides guidelines to verify if the client VPN connection is successful
There are three primary ways to determine if the client VPN connection is successfully connected to an MX:
- Check the device for connection status using common network utilities (this will vary depending on the operating system being used).
- The event log contains entries each time a client connects or disconnects from client VPN. These logs can be viewed from Monitor > Event log. Deselect all event categories except VPN, then click on the Search button. Client VPN logs will have one of two event types: VPN client connected or VPN client disconnected. Here is an example set of log messages that show a client connecting and then disconnecting from client VPN:
Jun 27 12:24:53 05:00:08:ab:cd:ef VPN client disconnected remote_ip: 174.X.X.X, user_id: administrator, local_ip: 192.168.100.239 Jun 27 12:24:38 05:00:08:ab:cd:ef VPN client connected remote_ip: 174.X.X.X, user_id: administrator, local_ip: 192.168.100.239
- The client list can also be used to see if a client is currently connected to client VPN. Browse to Monitor > Clients in the dashboard. Add an additional column by clicking on the "+" button and select MAC address. Clients can then be filtered by "N/A (client VPN)" as the MAC address.