Check the OpenVPN logs

Browse to Status > System Logs and click the OpenVPN tab to view the OpenVPN logs. Upon connecting, OpenVPN will log messages similar to the following example:

Note: The number following openvpn will differ, it is the process ID of the OpenVPN process making the connec- tion.

If the link remote and Peer Connection Initialized messages are not shown when trying to connect, the cause is likely either incorrect client configuration, so the client is not attempting to connect to the correct server, or incorrect firewall rules blocking the client’s connection.