AWS Client VPN for Windows
The following procedure shows how to establish a VPN connection using the AWS provided client
for Windows. You can download and install the client at AWS Client VPN download
Requirements
To use the AWS provided client for Windows, the following are required:
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Windows 10 64-bit operating system, x64 processor
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.NET Framework 4.7.2 or higher
The client reserves TCP port 8096 on your computer. For Client VPN endpoints that use SAML-based federated authentication (single sign-on), the client reserves TCP port 35001.
Before you begin, ensure that your Client VPN administrator has created a Client VPN endpoint and provided you with the Client VPN endpoint configuration file.
Connecting
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
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Open the AWS VPN Client app.
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Choose File, Manage Profiles.
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Choose Add Profile.
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For Display Name, enter a name for the profile.
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For VPN Configuration File, browse to and then select the configuration file that you received from your Client VPN administrator, and choose Add Profile.
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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.
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To view statistics for your connection, choose Connection, Show Details.
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To disconnect, in the AWS VPN Client window, choose Disconnect. Alternatively, choose the client icon on the Windows taskbar, and then choose Disconnect.
Release notes
The following table contains the release notes and download links for the current and previous versions of AWS Client VPN for Windows.
Version | Changes | Date | Download link and SHA256 |
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3.10.0 |
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August 24, 2023 | Download version 3.10.0 sha256: d46721aad40ccb816f163e406c366ff03b1120abbb43a20607e06d3b1fa8667f |
3.9.0 |
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August 3, 2023 | Download version 3.9.0 sha256: de9a3800ea2349155540bd32bbae472404c636d8d8267a0e1fb2173a8aae21ed |
3.8.0 |
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July 15, 2023 | No longer supported |
3.7.0 |
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July 15, 2023 | No longer supported |
3.6.0 |
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July 14, 2023 | No longer supported |
3.5.0 | Minor bug fixes and enhancements. | April 3, 2023 | No longer supported |
3.4.0 | Rolled back the changes from version 3.3.0. | March 28, 2023 | No longer supported |
3.3.0 | Minor bug fixes and enhancements. | March 17, 2023 | No longer supported |
3.2.0 |
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January 23, 2023 | No longer supported |
3.1.0 | Improved security posture. | May 23, 2022 | No longer supported |
3.0.0 |
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March 3, 2022 | No longer supported |
2.0.0 |
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January 20, 2022 | No longer supported |
1.3.7 |
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November 8, 2021 | No longer supported |
1.3.6 |
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September 20, 2021 | No longer supported |
1.3.5 | Patch to delete large windows log files. | August 16, 2021 | No longer supported |
1.3.4 |
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August 4, 2021 | No longer supported |
1.3.3 |
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July 1, 2021 | No longer supported |
1.3.2 |
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May 12, 2021 | No longer supported |
1.3.1 |
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April 5, 2021 | No longer supported |
1.3.0 | Added support features such as error reporting, sending diagnostic logs, and analytics. | March 8, 2021 | No longer supported |
1.2.7 |
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February 25, 2021 | No longer supported |
1.2.6 | Minor bug fixes and enhancements. | October 26, 2020 | No longer supported |
1.2.5 |
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October 8, 2020 | No longer supported |
1.2.4 | Minor bug fixes and enhancements. | September 1, 2020 | No longer supported |
1.2.3 | Roll back changes in version 1.2.2. | August 20, 2020 | No longer supported |
1.2.1 | Minor bug fixes and enhancements. | July 1, 2020 | No longer supported |
1.2.0 |
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May 19, 2020 | No longer supported |
1.1.1 | Minor bug fixes and enhancements. | April 21, 2020 | No longer supported |
1.1.0 |
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March 9, 2020 | No longer supported |
1.0.0 | The initial release. | February 4, 2020 | No longer supported |