Status fields for VPN connections

Current Profile

This field specifies the name of the VPN profile that the user is using.

Concentrator Address

This field specifies the IP address of the VPN concentrator.

Contact

This field displays the status of the BlackBerry device connection with the VPN concentrator. A green check mark appears when the BlackBerry device connects with the VPN concentrator.

Authentication

This field displays the status of the VPN authentication on the BlackBerry device. If the last authentication attempt was not successful, the field specifies an error state.

Secure Device IP

This field specifies the IP address of the BlackBerry device on the private network that the VPN protects.

Status

This field specifies a current status message, such as Error: Link down.

Resolving Concentrator

This field specifies that the IP address of the VPN concentrator was verified.

Concentrator IP

This field specifies the IP address of the VPN concentrator.

Primary DNS

When a VPN session is open, this field specifies the DNS address that corresponds to the primary DNS of the VPN concentrator. If a VPN session is not open, this field specifies the Wi-Fi address.

Secondary DNS

This field specifies the address of an optional computer that translates host names into IP addresses. The BlackBerry device uses the secondary DNS server if the primary DNS is not available.

DNS Suffix

This field specifies the domain that the BlackBerry device uses to resolve addresses on the enterprise Wi-Fi network.

Secure Subnet Mask

This field specifies the subnet mask of the BlackBerry device on the private network that the VPN protects. The subnet mask and IP address provide information about the subnet that the BlackBerry device has connected to.

Retry at

If a BlackBerry cannot log in, this field specifies the next date and time that the BlackBerry device can try to log in.

Session Lifetime

This field specifies the length of time, in seconds, that the BlackBerry device maintains the VPN session before the BlackBerry device renegotiates the session.

Re-login at

This field specifies the length of the periodic rollover or new login period. The BlackBerry device obtains this information from the VPN concentrator.

Failed Login Attempts

This field specifies the number of login attempts that are not successful. If a user logs in, the field is cleared and reverts to 0 automatically.

Certificate

This field specifies the certificate that the BlackBerry device uses for VPN authentication, if applicable.

Software Token

If you configured a software token for the BlackBerry device, this field specifies the serial number of the software token.