Connect to Your Cloud (Windows)
The Cisco VPN client for Windows is now deprecated. If you need to connect to your MacStadium cloud from a Windows machine, you can use the free Shrew Soft VPN client instead.
- Go to the Shrew Soft Inc. website at https://www.shrew.net/download/vpn and download the VPN client for Windows.
NOTE: Although OS Support indicates 2K/XP/Vista/7/8, MacStadium has verified that the client works with Windows 10 as well.
- Run the installer and follow the prompts. When asked, select Standard Edition.
- After the installation completes, find and run the VPN Access Manager.
- Click Add+.
![click-add.png 431](https://files.readme.io/49a8d92-click-add.png)
Click Add in the VPN Access Manager.
- Enter the IP address of your firewall WAN IP.
![enter-ip.png 561](https://files.readme.io/65f7e1c-enter-ip.png)
Enter IP address
- Go to the Authentication tab. From the Authentication Method drop-down menu select Mutual PSK + XAuth.
- On the Local Identity sub-tab, in the FQDN String text box, enter your group authentication name.
![fqdn-string.png 583](https://files.readme.io/c6d9bee-fqdn-string.png)
FQDN string
- On the Credentials sub-tab, in the Pre Shared Key text box enter your group authentication password. Click Save.
![pre-shared-key.png 568](https://files.readme.io/7532ef6-pre-shared-key.png)
Pre shared key
- On the home screen, select the now available VPN.
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Your newly available VPN
- When prompted, enter your VPN credentials and click Connect.
When you seeTunnel enabled
, you are connected to the VPN.
![tunnel-enabled.png 542](https://files.readme.io/7adeb77-tunnel-enabled.png)
The tunnel is enabled
Updated over 4 years ago