View source for IPSec VPN Windows Client

= 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 [http://www.shrew.net/download/vpn/vpn-client-2.2.0-beta-2.exe Shrew Soft Client]. (Their [http://www.shrew.net/download/vpn 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.

[[Image:IPSec VPN Win7.png]]

* 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)

[[Image:IPSec VPN Win7 Client.png]]

* 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

[[Image:IPSec VPN Win7 Client Credentials.png]]

* 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

[[Image:IPSec VPN Win7 Client Connect.png]]

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

[[Image:IPSec VPN Win7 Client Connected.png]]

* 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 

[[Image:IPSec VPN Win7 Client Preferences.png]]