Remote Access VPN Not Working? Speedify Combines Internet Connections for Failover

Get an Unbreakable VPN Connection to Fix Remote Access by Combining Starlink, Wi-Fi, 4G, 5G, and DSL with Speedify

When a remote access VPN stops working – the encrypted link staff outside the office use to reach company systems – two culprits account for most cases: the internet connection underneath wobbled, or the session timed out.

Speedify answers each cause. Speedify keeps two internet connections live at once, home Wi-Fi and a phone’s 4G/5G cellular data for instance, and shifts traffic onto the steadier internet connection instantly, so a remote access session carries on rather than stranding an employee.

Troubleshooting steps for a remote access VPN come first, then what to look for in a replacement, and how Speedify for Teams removes the disconnections for a whole workforce.

Speedify keeps the call running when the internet connection fails.

HANDOFF HOME / OFFICE WI‑FI 4G/5G CELLULAR YOUR CALL SPEEDIFY ONE SESSION, TWO LINKS HOME / OFFICE WI‑FI DROPS ENCRYPTED THE WHOLE TIME THE CALL KEEPS RUNNING
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BackupAny second link

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Troubleshooting Remote Access VPN Not Working

VPNs usually start acting up when you have a poor Internet connection. Or when their servers are overloaded. Or there’s something wrong with your credentials. So here are some things to try in order to fix your remote access VPN when it’s not working:

  • check your Internet connection and make sure it’s functional.
  • are you using the correct username and password? Double check on that!
  • try to connect to another VPN server, if you have this option on your remote access VPN
  • contact your VPN provider for more advanced debugging options.

This usually takes a significant amount of time to get it solved. And if it happens more than once, you should seriously consider whether you’re using the best remote access VPN or not.

What to Look at when Choosing the Best Remote Access VPN

Given the 3 coordinates described above (security, reliability, speed), here are the steps you should take to get the best remote access VPN. And, naturally, avoid having to troubleshoot a remote access VPN when it’s not working:

  1. Check out the VPN security encryption level and privacy policy. Although all VPNs will protect your online activities to a certain degree (especially important when using unprotected public Wi-Fi hotspots), make sure the one that you choose has at least a 256-bit encryption key and a no-log policy in which they state they will not sell your “anonymized” traffic data to 3rd party marketing companies.
  2. Don’t use free VPN solutions! Although it sounds tempting, you’ll basically get what you’re paying for and “more” in the sense that you might have different companies “chasing” you online with advertisements. And that’s the best case scenario!
  3. Seek reliability – conventional VPN services have a major flaw with how they’re built, running all traffic through a single connection. But bonding VPNs like Speedify can use multiple Internet connections simultaneously – Wi-Fi AND mobile data on your phone, for example. So, even before your Wi-Fi connection drops, Speedify will route traffic through the mobile data connection, so you won’t skip a beat.
  4. More speed is better – any conventional VPN service adds overhead to the online traffic in order to encrypt it, so, your Internet will be slower when using traditional VPNs.
    Search for fast encryption mechanisms with minimal impact on the speed. If combining multiple connections, you will actually get faster speeds for your bandwidth hungry VoIP video calls or online video streams.
  5. Be sure you and your team can use the VPN for remote work on all your devices – whether you’re working from your Mac, PC or Linux laptop or from your iPhone, iPad or Android smartphone, the VPN for remote work service you choose should support all these devices and, more than that, not charge you extra for additional devices.

Speedify for Teams – No More Remote Access VPN Not Working

When it comes to Internet security, speed and reliability, Speedify for Teams meets all the requirements. It also provides ways to improve the performance, such as:

  • Dedicated VPN servers – they provide speed, reliability, port forwarding, and static IP addresses. Users with dedicated VPN servers will also experience more consistent speeds, as no one else is on your server.
  • Teams dashboard to manage billing, add and remove users, monitor usage statistics and view performance analytics if you have a dedicated server.
  • Management API – Speedify for Teams API is a REST application programming interface that uses HTTP requests and provides responses in a JSON format and using HTTP status codes. You can create and remove users from your team, and check how much users are actually using their accounts.

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Remote Access VPN Not Working? Switch to Speedify for Teams to Avoid Connectivity Issues

Speedify is better than any VPN for teams, whether you’re at home, commuting or traveling abroad. It’s not only a fully featured VPN, but it’s also a channel bonding solution. Translated, this means that you get both a safer and better Internet. No sacrificing one for the other.

Speedify for Teams is fully customizable to fit your organization’s needs. Whether it’s security, reliability or speed, you will get the best Internet out there.

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