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title: "Windows - How to create a VPN connection using SonicWall NetExtender"
canonical: "https://qdocs.qcri.org/space/pubkb/39583956/Windows%20-%20How%20to%20create%20a%20VPN%20connection%20using%20SonicWall%20NetExtender"
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Introduction In the below section you can find details on how to configure access to QCRI VPN Download, Install and Configure VPN Client Step 1 - Download the Sonicwall NetExtender VPN client - see links on the right side Step 2 - Install the application to your system, When it is requested, during the installation, specify the below details to configure your default VPN profile, Default server: qvpn.qcri.org :4434 Default domain: qcri.org Connect to QCRI VPN Step 1 - After installation is finished, the NetExtender VPN client will launch, and you need to provide QCRI domain username (1), password (2), and press  Connect  (3) Step 2 - You can check the connection status from the VPN client application as soon as you connect. Get NetExtender for Windows WIN exe 32-bit WIN exe 64-bit