Connect to the provided AWS Client VPN for Linux - AWS Client VPN

Connect to the provided AWS Client VPN for Linux

The AWS provided client is also referred to as the AWS VPN Client in the following steps.

To connect using the AWS provided client for Linux

  1. Open the AWS VPN Client app.

  2. Choose File, Manage Profiles.

  3. Choose Add Profile.

  4. For Display Name, enter a name for the profile.

  5. For VPN Configuration File, browse to the configuration file that you received from your Client VPN administrator. Choose Open.

  6. Choose Add Profile.

  7. If you want to create multiple connections, repeat the Add Profile steps for each configuration file you want to add. You can add as many profiles as you like, but you can only have up to five open connections.

  8. In the AWS VPN Client window, choose the profile that you want to connect to, and then choose Connect. If the Client VPN endpoint has been configured to use credential-based authentication, you'll be prompted to enter a user name and password. Repeat this step for each profile connection you want to initiate, connecting up to five concurrent endpoints.

    Note

    If any profile you connect to conflicts with a currently open session, you won't be able to make the connection. Either choose a new connection or disconnect from the session causing the conflict.

  9. To view statistics for a connection, choose Connection in the AWS VPN client window, choose Show Details, and then choose the connection you want to see details about.

  10. To disconnect a connection, choose a connection in the AWS VPN client window, and then choose Disconnect. If you have multiple open connections, you must close each connection individually.