Getting started

Last updated: September 18, 2026

Follow these steps to create an account, use the free trial, install the client, and connect. Your website username and password are also the Cisco Secure Client credentials.

Three things you need to connect

Access address
node.linkever.org
Username
The username you chose at sign-up
Password
The same as your website password

Contents

  1. Create an account
  2. Sign in
  3. Dashboard
  4. Service and connection details
  5. Download and connect
  6. Card keys and crypto payment
  7. Need help

1. Create an account

Open the registration page and enter a username, connection password, email, and the email verification code. The username must be at least 6 lowercase letters or digits. After you sign up, a free trial of about 2 hours is created automatically—no payment required.

Create an account

  • The username is also your Cisco client login. Keep it somewhere safe.
  • The connection password is also your website password. We do not issue a separate VPN password.
  • The verification code is sent to the email you entered. You can request a new one if it expires.
Registration: the username and connection password are also your Cisco credentials. The email receives the verification code.
Registration: the username and connection password are also your Cisco credentials. The email receives the verification code.

2. Sign in

After registration, sign in with the same username (or email) and password. Cisco Secure Client uses this same pair of credentials.

Sign in

Sign-in: use the same username (or email) and password as Cisco Secure Client.
Sign-in: use the same username (or email) and password as Cisco Secure Client.

3. Dashboard

Successful registration or sign-in takes you to the dashboard. You can also open it from the avatar menu in the top-right, or by visiting the dashboard page. It shows your services, unpaid invoices, and tickets.

  • You land here automatically after registration or sign-in.
  • When signed in, open the avatar menu and choose Dashboard.

Open dashboard

Dashboard: check trial status and active services, then open a service for connection details.
Dashboard: check trial status and active services, then open a service for connection details.
When signed in, open the avatar menu in the top-right and choose Dashboard to reach the same page.
When signed in, open the avatar menu in the top-right and choose Dashboard to reach the same page.

4. Service and connection details

Services lists your trial and any paid plans. Open a service to see the access address, VPN username, and the setup guide. After the trial expires, you need a paid plan to keep connecting.

  • Connection details: access address and username. The password is the same as your website password.
  • Setup guide: install Cisco Secure Client, connect once with the access address, then switch regions from the client dropdown.
  • Invoices and tickets are on the dashboard; they are not mixed into the service page.

View my services

Service page: enter node.linkever.org as the access address. The VPN username is your website username; the password matches the website password.
Service page: enter node.linkever.org as the access address. The VPN username is your website username; the password matches the website password.
Open Setup guide for Cisco Secure Client install and sign-in instructions.
Open Setup guide for Cisco Secure Client install and sign-in instructions.

5. Download and connect

Install Cisco Secure Client. Use the client download section on the home page, or the platform links below.

Client downloads

Use Download in the top nav, or Client download on the home page, to get the installer.
Use Download in the top nav, or Client download on the home page, to get the installer.
The client download section currently offers iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows installers.
The client download section currently offers iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows installers.
On macOS, the download is a Cisco Secure Client .dmg installer.
On macOS, the download is a Cisco Secure Client .dmg installer.

Enter node.linkever.org as the server—not a regional node hostname. After the first successful connection, the client receives the node list and you can switch regions from the dropdown.

Copy the access address, username, and password from the service page before filling in the client.
Copy the access address, username, and password from the service page before filling in the client.

Example: Apple devices

  1. Install and open Cisco Secure Client.
  2. Add a VPN connection and set the server to node.linkever.org.
  3. Enter your website username and password.
  4. Tap Connect. The status should change to connected.
  5. To change region, disconnect, pick a node from the dropdown, then connect again.
Open Cisco Secure Client, set the server to node.linkever.org, then click Connect.
Open Cisco Secure Client, set the server to node.linkever.org, then click Connect.
Enter your website username in the prompt.
Enter your website username in the prompt.
Then enter your website password.
Then enter your website password.
The client starts the VPN connection.
The client starts the VPN connection.
Connected to node.linkever.org means it worked.
Connected to node.linkever.org means it worked.

If you later change the website password under Account → Security, the VPN password follows. Sign in again in the client with the new password.

6. Card keys and crypto payment

Paid plans currently support card-key redemption and cryptocurrency payment. The trial is short, so connect the VPN first, then complete payment (crypto checkout pages usually need access to the open internet).

Redeem a card key

After buying a key from the shop, open Redeem card key, enter the code, and the service is created or extended. Then check the expiry date on the service page.

Redeem a card key

Redeem card key: open it from the top nav or the avatar menu, then enter the code to activate or extend service.
Redeem card key: open it from the top nav or the avatar menu, then enter the code to activate or extend service.

Cryptocurrency payment

You can also order a paid plan such as Personal from the home page. Connect with the trial first, then open the payment page to finish checkout.

View plans

7. Need help

If connection, card-key redemption, or payment fails, open a ticket or email support.

Open a ticket

Support email: [email protected]