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. In the AWS VPN Client window, ensure that your profile is selected, 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.

  8. To view statistics for your connection, choose Connection, Show Details.

  9. To disconnect, in the AWS VPN Client window, choose Disconnect.