https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/SASE-and-Remote-Access/Administrators-VPN-access/m-p/62670#M11979 The administrators database (used for authenticating to SmartDashboard) is different from the one used to authenticate users for other functions.<BR />You need to create a separate user record. Thu, 12 Sep 2019 21:31:49 GMT PhoneBoy 2019-09-12T21:31:49Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/SASE-and-Remote-Access/Administrators-VPN-access/m-p/62648#M11978 <P>Hi,</P><P>On R77.30, would the "administrators" have VPN access just like regular "users"?&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="admin_vpn.png" style="width: 210px;"><img src="https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/2521iD916932B2B72B96E/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="admin_vpn.png" alt="admin_vpn.png" /></span></P><P>I configured an administrator (setup as radius authentication, added to VPN authorized group) and it works to login via Radius. However the VPN client gives me&nbsp;"Negotiation with site failed" with no log in Checkpoint nor an attempt to authenticate on the radius.</P><P>Can't find my answer in any of the documentation <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":disappointed_face:">😞</span></P><P>Cheers,</P> Thu, 12 Sep 2019 17:42:32 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/SASE-and-Remote-Access/Administrators-VPN-access/m-p/62648#M11978 casgrain 2019-09-12T17:42:32Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/SASE-and-Remote-Access/Administrators-VPN-access/m-p/62670#M11979 The administrators database (used for authenticating to SmartDashboard) is different from the one used to authenticate users for other functions.<BR />You need to create a separate user record. Thu, 12 Sep 2019 21:31:49 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/SASE-and-Remote-Access/Administrators-VPN-access/m-p/62670#M11979 PhoneBoy 2019-09-12T21:31:49Z