In this article you will be guided through the steps of connecting your system directly to the CloudVPN Portal using the CloudVPN Agent, without requiring additional hardware in the form of the CloudVPN router, allowing you to remotely access it as if you are on-site.

Below is a listed overview of the steps.

• Download, install, and start the CloudVPN Agent
• Register and activate the CloudVPN Agent
• Update LAN settings

Download, install, and start the CloudVPN Agent

Contact us and request the Ubuntu CloudVPN Agent package, if you haven't already.

• Unzip the CloudVPN Agent package.
• Open the terminal on your system.
• Install the CloudVPN Agent using the following commands. You will get an error message after executing the first command. You can ignore this, since the third command will fix the issue.
  

  sudo dpkg -i ixagent-0.4.5.deb 
  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install -f --fix-missing

• Enable the CloudVPN Agent:
  

  sudo systemctl enable ixagent

• Start the CloudVPN Agent:

  sudo systemctl start ixagent

Register and activate the CloudVPN Agent

You need to know your company ID before you can proceed to register your CloudVPN Agent. You can find yours in the account menu in the top right corner of the CloudVPN Portal.

• Open the terminal on your system.
• Register the CloudVPN Agent to the CloudVPN Portal.
  (replace <your_company_ID> with your company ID)
  

  ixagent-register.sh <your_company_ID>

The CloudVPN Agent will now register the device to the CloudVPN Portal and will automatically set up a secure VPN connection. You now have to activate the newly registered CloudVPN Agent in the CloudVPN Portal.

• Go to the CloudVPN Portal Fleet Manager app, which is accessible from the Apps menu in the top right corner if you are currently in a different CloudVPN Portal app.
• Open the main menu and go to Devices .

You will find a yellow bar at the top of your devices list, saying "New device". This yellow bar also shows up in the CloudVPN Portal Portal app.

• Click the yellow bar, name your device as you see fit, enter the license code you received with your purchase, and click [Activate].

Update LAN settings

Lastly, we advise you to update the CloudVPN Agent's online LAN settings to match the local IP address of your Ubuntu system. This will enable you to remotely connect to your Ubuntu system using its local IP address.

• Go to the CloudVPN Portal Fleet Manager app, which is accessible from the Apps menu in the top right corner if you are currently in a different CloudVPN Portal app.
• Open the main menu , go to Devices  , and select the concerning device.
• Expand the Network  options and go to [LAN].
• Enter the local IP address and network mask of the Ubuntu system and click [Confirm changes]. There is no need to push these settings.