6.1.12. Agent’s User Interface

This section focuses on the User Interface (UI) of the Agent and provides information about the connection status that users may encounter, which are displayed as notifications and icon color change.

It covers the visual elements and interaction components of the Agent’s UI, as well as the visual information that keep users informed about the connectivity status of the Agent. By exploring this section, users will gain a better understanding of how to interact with the Agent’s UI and interpret the connection status.

The UI of the Agent displays the following fields:

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  • VPN status: Indicates the current status of the VPN connection.

  • VPN server: Specifies the VPN server being used.

  • Version: Displays the version of the Agent.

  • Server protocol: Allows users to select the server protocol from a drop-down menu.

  • Server: Comma-separated list of IPs and domains.

  • Authentication: Indicates the authentication status of the user.

  • Policy: Displays the policy in which the user has matched.

  • Last policy time: Shows the timestamp of the last retrieved payload.

The Agent icon color serves as an indicator of authentication and VPN connection statuses:

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Regarding client authentication statuses, you might see three different color options:

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For a complete list of warnings, notifications, errors and status change messages that may be displayed on the client’s machine, see the Agent Troubleshooting section.