Connect to an AWS Client VPN endpoint using an OpenVPN client - AWS Client VPN

Connect to an AWS Client VPN endpoint using an OpenVPN client

You can establish a connection to a Client VPN endpoint using common Open VPN client applications. Client VPN is supported on the following operating systems:

  • Windows

    Use a certificate and private key from the Windows Certificate Store. Once you've generated the certificate and key you can establish an AWS Client connection using either the OpenVPN GUI client application or the OpenVPN GUI Connect Client. For the steps to create the certificate and key, see Establish a VPN connection using a certificate on Windows.

  • Android and iOS

    Establish a VPN connection using the OpenVPN client application on an Android or iOS device. For more information see Client VPN connections on Android and iOS.

  • macOS

    Establish a VPN connection using a configuration file for macOS-based Tunnelblick or for AWS Client VPN. For more information, see Establish a VPN connection on macOS.

  • Linux

    Establish a VPN connection on Linux using either the OpenVPN - Network Manager interface or the OpenVPN application. To use the OpenVPN - Network Manager interface you'll first need to install the network manager module if it's not already installed. For more information, see Establish a VPN connection on Linux.

Important

If the Client VPN endpoint has been configured to use SAML-based federated authentication, you cannot use the OpenVPN-based VPN client to connect to a Client VPN endpoint.

Client applications