IPSec VPN Windows Client

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Windows 7

Currently, Amahi only supports one IPSec VPN client for windows, a free client from Shrew Soft. (Report others that also work well please)

  • Download and install the Shrew Soft Client. (Their Windows VPN Client download page may have more recent versions.)
  • Open the client, called VPN Access Manager and click on + (Add) to add a configuration
  • Enter YOURNICK.yourhda.com. Replace YOURNICK with your actual HDA nickname, so that your DynDNS works.

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  • Go into the Authentication tab
  • Select Mutual PSK + XAuth
  • Under the Local Identity tab, select Key Identifier, enter Amahi (this is called the Group Name and acts as an extra layer of protection)

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  • In the Credentials tab, the Pre Shared Key should be ready to take the VPN secret obtained in the VPN web page inside your HDA.
  • The rest of things should work as default
  • Save

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  • Finally click on connect or double click on the profile for your VPN
  • Input your username and password for a user in your Amahi HDA

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  • If all goes well, you should be connected and you should see this welcome message:

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  • Press OK. To disconnect, close this window or press on Disconnect.
  • For easy use, these are the recommended settings
  • Enable it to be visible in the Tray only, so that it's less obtrusive when it connects
  • If this is a computer you trust, you may want to also set the "remember the connection username", for even easier use

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