VPN Monitor

Name: VPN Monitor
Price: 3.99 USD
Rating: 0 (0 reviews)
Author: Jan Nutbroek

Flexible 'Always On' VPN

Only for Mac

$3.99

Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Utilities
Developer

Jan Nutbroek
Language

EN
English
Size

3.5
MB

Mac

The flexible 'Always On' VPN solution for macOS VPN Monitor is a status bar application to immediately reconnect a dropped VPN connection. Key Features: ● No need to enter VPN account information ● Reconnects L2TP & Cisco IPSec ● Reconnects PPTP (macOS 10.11 or earlier) ● Fallback feature for unresponsive VPN servers ● Safe network option (standby on whitelisted networks) ● Temporary disconnect ● Auto connect at App startup ● HUD panel with status information ● Desktop notifications ● Heartbeat VPN Monitor is completely ad-free, safe and private. The flexible 'Always On' VPN solution for macOS - limits your VPN downtime to the absolute minimum! ►►►Important VPN Monitor does not include a VPN subscription and will not block outgoing traffic while the VPN connection is down. At least one 'default' VPN service should be configured under macOS. See VPN Monitor's built-in help for details on correct VPN configuration. For IKEv2 support please use the app "VPN Monitor IKEv2". ►►►Operation The App gets notified of changes in macOS network connection status and immediately takes the required actions. Its efficient connect, reconnect and fallback approach ensures carefree operation. There is no CPU and energy intensive 'status polling' involved (as in AppleScripts or other Apps). ⁕⁕⁕⁕⁕ If you like this app, please take some time to rate it. Enjoy!

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Doesn’t Work With Locations
08/10/2014

Dancin Deer
Got it all set up. However, if I switch “Locations” in the network settings, it will not connect to the VPN if the “Location” is set to anything but the default ‘automatic’ location. Thus it only can connect to VPN settings in the “default” location. Won’t connect to the VPNs in the currently selected “Location”. Hopefully the app maker will fix this issue. Plus it will only ‘see’ the VPN settings from the default location. This is not ideal if you have multiple setups for your wireless networking.
Doesn’t Work With Locations
08/10/2014

Dancin Deer

Got it all set up. However, if I switch “Locations” in the network settings, it will not connect to the VPN if the “Location” is set to anything but the default ‘automatic’ location. Thus it only can connect to VPN settings in the “default” location. Won’t connect to the VPNs in the currently selected “Location”. Hopefully the app maker will fix this issue. Plus it will only ‘see’ the VPN settings from the default location. This is not ideal if you have multiple setups for your wireless networking.
Saves time and frustration.
02/02/2018

TomKz
Keeps me connected all the time and reconnects quickly if I get dropped from my office VPN. Great tool that’s worth the small price to avoid frustrations and wasted time.The only quirk is the whitelist for network SSID’s is based on the MAC address of the device you’re connecting to, rather than the SSID. When I’m at work as I roam the building with different hotspots that all utilize the same SSID I have to whitelist each and every one of them. I wish I could just whitelist anything using that SSID name rather than idividual MAC addresses.

Developer Response
This issue was solved with version 2.2, it is now possible to whitelist SSID by name only
Saves time and frustration.
02/02/2018

TomKz

Keeps me connected all the time and reconnects quickly if I get dropped from my office VPN. Great tool that’s worth the small price to avoid frustrations and wasted time.The only quirk is the whitelist for network SSID’s is based on the MAC address of the device you’re connecting to, rather than the SSID. When I’m at work as I roam the building with different hotspots that all utilize the same SSID I have to whitelist each and every one of them. I wish I could just whitelist anything using that SSID name rather than idividual MAC addresses.
Developer Response 12/12/2018
This issue was solved with version 2.2, it is now possible to whitelist SSID by name only
Best in the Store
04/18/2017

pcafstockf
Initially had a problem with an older OSX. Contacted support, and the App Store was updated with the fix less than 24 hours later!VPN has been perfect ever since.I tried other apps all of which had various problems. Unfortunately their developers were non-responsive.More features, better support, cheaper price… VPN Monitor is a great App.
Best in the Store
04/18/2017

pcafstockf

Initially had a problem with an older OSX. Contacted support, and the App Store was updated with the fix less than 24 hours later!VPN has been perfect ever since.I tried other apps all of which had various problems. Unfortunately their developers were non-responsive.More features, better support, cheaper price… VPN Monitor is a great App.
Great little app, but...
06/04/2017

JWhitesides
This app now works as described and works extremely well. I use it all the time when I’m out being a roadwarrior. I do wish it would be possible to implement the IKEv2 format into this. Will give 5 stars if IKEv2 can finally be implemented.
Great little app, but...
06/04/2017

JWhitesides

This app now works as described and works extremely well. I use it all the time when I’m out being a roadwarrior. I do wish it would be possible to implement the IKEv2 format into this. Will give 5 stars if IKEv2 can finally be implemented.

● Fixes a bug in the network status feature ● Now supports instant switching between networks ● Activates standby mode on networks with no connectivity

Version 2.2 07/15/2018

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Seller: Jan Nutbroek
Size: 3.5 MB
Category: Utilities
Compatibility: Requires macOS 10.9 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 10.9 or later.
Languages: English
Age Rating: 4+

4+

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Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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VPN Monitor

Ratings & Reviews

Doesn’t Work With Locations

Saves time and frustration.

Best in the Store

Great little app, but...

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Data Not Collected

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Family Sharing

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