Connect to AWS Client VPN with an AWS provided client for Windows - AWS Client VPN

Connect to AWS Client VPN with an AWS provided client for Windows

Before you begin, ensure that you've read the requirements. The AWS provided client is also referred to as AWS VPN Client in the following steps.

To connect using the AWS provided client for Windows

  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 and then select the configuration file that you received from your Client VPN administrator, and choose Add Profile.

  6. 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.

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

  8. To disconnect, in the AWS VPN Client window, choose Disconnect. Alternatively, choose the client icon on the Windows taskbar, and then choose Disconnect.