Check User Connection & Status

This topic applies to both ViPNet Coordinator and ViPNet Client.

ViPNet Client [Monitor] and ViPNet Coordinator [Monitor] allow you to view the current status of each ViPNet user in the private network. To use this functionality, the ViPNet software on the network node you want to know about must be version 2.8.9 or higher.

To check the connection and status of a ViPNet user:

From the ViPNet Client [Monitor] or ViPNet Coordinator [Monitor] interface, click the Private Network link on the left of the screen.
Right-click a ViPNet user from the right-hand list that displays and select Check Connection from the pop-up menu.
Note: You can simultaneously check the connection of ViPNet users from one folder by right-clicking the folder and selecting Check Connection from the pop-up menu. To check the connection for all ViPNet users, right-click the Private Network folder.

A window like the following appears. It displays for 20 seconds before closing.

A ViPNet user can have one of three statuses:

Active - the user is accessible (the connection is successful) and active (ie. they worked with the computer's keyboard or mouse within the last 15 minutes)
Enable - the user is accessible but not active (ie. they did not work with the computer's keyboard or mouse within last 15 minutes)
Not accessible - there is no connection. The ViPNet user probably switched off their computer or closed their ViPNet [Monitor].

If a connection fails, a message will only appear if you have removed the tick from the Don't warn if host is inaccessible check box in the Settings > Advanced settings window.

If you open your ViPNet program with Administrator authorities, the window displays slightly more information about the connected user: