# Windows IKEv2 client configuration

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In order to connect to a VPN, follow these steps:

1. Open the link you received in a browser to get instructions and configuration for your new VPN connection. And you will see the following page in the browser window  
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2. In order to configure the VPN connection on Windows. You need to install a certificate. First, download the certificate from the IKEv2 section and save it on your device, for example, in the Downloads folder.  
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3. Go to the download folder, then double-click or in the context menu of the downloaded certificate file, click Open  
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4. You will see a warning window, click open.
    
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5. After that, a window will open in which information about the certificate will be described. Click the "Install Certificate" button.
    
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6. The Certificate Installation Wizard opens. Follow hints and logic. For example, select "For Local Machine" to have the certificate trusted by all users on your system. Next.  
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7. Select a location to save the certificate. This is the root certificate, so we will save it to the root certificates.  
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8. Check and save settings.  
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9. The system will see us that the certificate was imported successfully.  
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10. Let's move on to connection settings. We go to the network connection settings in the system parameters and create a new VPN connection.  
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11. Be sure to select IKEv2 and enter the correct data.
    
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12. Congratulations! Your connection has been successfully set up!
    
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