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How to view the VPN status of RV160x


The VPN Status displays the tunnel status of the Site-to-Site, Client-to-Site, OpenVPN, and PPTP. To view the device’s VPN status, click Status and Statistics > VPN Status.

 

Site-to-Site Tunnel Status

Tunnel(s) Used VPN tunnels in use.

Tunnel(s) Available – Available VPN tunnels.

Tunnel(s) Enabled VPN tunnels enabled.

Tunnel(s) Defined Defined VPN tunnels.

In the Connection Table, you can add, edit, delete, or refresh a tunnel. You can also click on Column Display Selection to select the column headers displayed in the Connection Table.

 

GRE Tunnel Status

The Connection Table displays the following:

Interface Name – Name of the interface.

IP Address – IP address of the GRE tunnel.

Source The source of the GRE tunnel.

Destination Destination of the GRE tunnel.

Enable – Enable the GRE tunnel.

Status Status of the GRE tunnel.

 

Client-to-Site VPN Status

In this mode, the client from Internet connects to the server to access the corporate network/LAN behind the server.For a secure connection, you can implement a client-to-site VPN. You can view all the Client-to-Tunnel connections, add, edit, or delete the connections in the Connection Table.

The Connection Table displays the following:

Group/Tunnel Name - Name of the VPN tunnel. This is for reference purposes only and does not match the name used at the other end of the tunnel.

Connections Status of the connection.

Phase2 Enc/Auth/Grp – Phase 2 encryption type (NULL/DES/3DES/AES-128/AES-192/AES-256),authentication method (NULL/MD5/SHA1), and DH group number (1/2/5).

Local Group IP address and subnet mask of the local group.

Action –Action status.

 

OpenVPN Status

OpenVPN is an open software application that implements VPN techniques for creating secure point-to-point or site-to-site connections in routed or bridged configurations and remote access facilities. Here, you can view the status of the OpenVPN.

The Connection Table shows the status of the OpenVPN. You can also add edit or delete connections.

Session ID – Session identification.

User – Name of user.

Client IP (Actual) – Actual client IP address.

Client IP (VPN) – Client VPN IP address.

TX Bytes – Number of TX bytes.

RX Bytes Number of RX bytes.

Connect Time – Amount of time connected.

Action –Action status.

 

PPTP Tunnel Status

Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol has the capability to encrypt data with 128-bit. It is used to ensure that messages sent from one VPN node to another are secure.

Tunnel(s) Used PPTP Tunnels used for the VPN connection.

Tunnel(s) Available – Available tunnels for the PPTP connection.

The Connection Table displays the status of the established tunnels. You can also connect or disconnect the connections.

Session ID – Session ID of the proposed or current connection.

User Name – Name of the connected user.

Remote Address – IP address of the remote connection.

PPTP IP Address IP address of the PPTP.

Connect Time – Time of the tunneling time.

Action Connect or disconnect the tunnel.

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