1.1  Installation
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1.1  Installation

Hardware requirements

Kerio VPN Client does not require any special hardware configuration. Configuration of the computer should meet requirements for the corresponding operating system.

Supported operating systems

Kerio VPN Client is distributed in two versions: a version for 32-bit platforms and a version for 64-bit platforms.

The 32-bit edition (the “win32” installation package) supports the following operating systems:

  • Windows 2000

  • Windows XP (32 bit)

  • Windows Server 2003 (32 bit)

  • Windows Vista (32 bit)

  • Windows Server 2008 (32 bit)

Older versions of Windows operating systems are not supported.

The 64-bit edition (the “win64” installation package) supports the following operating systems:

  • Windows XP (64 bit)

  • Windows Server 2003 (64 bit)

  • Windows Vista (64 bit)

  • Windows Server 2008 (32 bit)

Conflicting software

Kerio VPN Client cannot be run on hosts where Kerio WinRoute Firewall is installed, otherwise Kerio VPN Client conflicts with WinRoute and Kerio VPN Client is not started.

Setup

To start the installation, run the installation archive for the corresponding platform (e.g. kerio-kvc-1.2.0-511-win32.exe). You can select a target path.

The destination directory for the installation can be selected.

Figure 1.1. The destination directory for the installation can be selected.


The C:\Program Files\Kerio directory is set by default (if any Kerio Technologies product is already installed at the host, its directory is automatically detected and selected as the installation directory).

The Kerio VPN low-level driver (kvpndrv.sys) will be deployed and a special network interface Kerio VPN will be created during the installation.

Under usual circumstances, a reboot of the computer is not required after the installation (a restart may be required if the installation program rewrites shared files which are currently in use).

Files location

Executable files of the application are installed into the directory selected during the installation. Shared files and the low-level driver are installed into the corresponding system directories (C:\WINNT\system32 and C:\WINNT\system32\drivers, or C:\WINDOWS\system32 and C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers by default).

The data file (i.e. the file which contains information about defined connections and other configuration data) is saved into the Application Data\Kerio\VPNClient subdirectory of the user account under which Kerio VPN Client is running.

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