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# Configure a VPN with an existing remote session

Follow this procedure to configure and launch secure remote sessions through a VPN or Devolutions Gateway in Remote Desktop Manager.

### VPN

You must first create a VPN entry, then do the following:

1. Select the RDP entry.
2. Go in the properties of your RDP entry, under ***VPN/Tunnel/Gateway***.
3. Set ***Connect*** to ***Always connect***.
4. Set ***Type*** to ***VPN link***.

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5. Go under the ***Settings (VPN link)*** tab at the top.
6. Use the ellipsis (...) button to select the ***VPN*** entry you have created.

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7. Click ***Update*** to save and close the window.
8. Launch your RDP entry which will first open the VPN you have configured to establish the connection.

### Devolutions Gateway

You must first install [Devolutions Gateway](https://docs.devolutions.net/gateway/overview/what-is-gateway/), then do the following:

1. Select the RDP entry.
2. Go back in the properties of your RDP entry, under ***VPN/Tunnel/Gateway***.
3. Set ***Type*** to ***Devolutions Gateway***.
4. Go under the ***Settings (Devolutions Gateway)*** tab at the top.
5. Use the ellipsis (...) button to select the Devolutions Gateway.
6. Click ***Update*** to save and close the window.
7. Launch the RDP entry, which will first open the Devolutions Gateway to establish the connection.

#### See also

[Youtube- RDM Quick Tip - Launch remote sessions via a VPN or a Devolutions Gateway](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaC_7hYE33M)<br>


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