VPN Tab in Access Point Dashboard

The VPN tab in the access point (AP) dashboard provides information on VPN Virtual Private Network. VPN enables secure access to a corporate network when located remotely. It enables a computer to send and receive data across shared or public networks as if it were directly connected to the private network, while benefiting from the functionality, security, and management policies of the private network. This is done by establishing a virtual point-to-point connection through the use of dedicated connections, encryption, or a combination of the two. connections associated with the virtual controller, along with information on the tunnels and the data usage through each of the tunnels.

The VPN tab provides the following information:

  • VPNC Tunnels Summary—The section displays information on tunnels with the following details:
    • Total—Total tunnels established.
    • Up—Number of tunnels currently active.
    • Down—Number of tunnels currently inactive.
    • Peers—Number of peer tunnels currently active.

    The Tunnel table displays information on tunnels with the following columns:

    • Tunnel—The type of the tunnels used in the VPN. For example, primary, secondary, or backup.
    • Status—The status of the tunnel.
    • Source—The source address of the tunnel.
    • Destination—The destination address of the tunnel.
  • Throughput Per VPN—The Throughput Per VPN graph indicates the successful data usage per VPN in Mbps for the primary or backup tunnel selected from the drop-down list. The Throughput Per VPN displays a linear graph of sent and received data in the virtual private network.

For more information, see Viewing the VPN Tab in Access Point Dashboard