UAG - Activating your configuration

The first few times I used UAG, I wondered why it took so long to activate the configuration.  Even though the finish screen came up, the configuration would not always be live.

There is an easy way to check this by using the messages.  On the main UAG screen, click on "Messages" and select "Filter Messages...", then select "Informational messages".

So the before the finish button would appear after activation:

But if you have a look at the following screen, you can see it takes a bit longer before the activation is completed.