Use the VPN status icon in the menu bar on Mac
You can use the VPN status icon in the menu bar to quickly connect or disconnect from a VPN, to track how long you’re connected to the VPN, and to display the VPN status while connecting.
Show or hide the VPN status icon
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)Go to the Menu Bar Only section on the right, click the pop-up menu next to VPN, then do one of the following:
Show the VPN status icon: Choose Show in Menu Bar.
Hide the VPN status icon: Choose Don’t Show in Menu Bar.
To quickly remove the VPN status icon from the menu bar, Command-click the icon, then drag it out of the menu bar.
Connect to or disconnect from a VPN
On your Mac, click the VPN status icon in the menu bar.
Choose a VPN to connect to or disconnect from.
Show or hide the length of time connected to the VPN
On your Mac, click the VPN status icon in the menu bar.
Do any of the following:
Show the connection time: Choose Show Time Connected so that a checkmark appears next to the option.
Hide the connection time: Choose Show Time Connected so that the checkmark disappears.
Show or hide the connection status
On your Mac, click the VPN status icon in the menu bar.
Do any of the following:
Show the connection status: Choose Show Status While Connecting so that a checkmark appears next to the option.
Hide the connection status: Choose Show Status While Connecting so that the checkmark disappears.