--- title: How to deploy a VMware Workstation VPN agent description: The VMware Workstation Player VPN Agent is a lightweight solution designed to enable secure, temporary access to internal networks during penetration testing engagements. It can be easily deployed within a VMware Workstation Player virtual machine, allowing Pentest-Tools.com scanners to safely reach isolated or on-premise environments. This approach ensures a seamless connection without requiring permanent infrastructure changes or exposing sensitive assets to the public internet. 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[VPN Profiles](https://support.pentest-tools.com/vpn-profiles) October 9, 2025 # How to deploy a VMware Workstation VPN agent Our **VMware Workstation VPN Agent** is a lightweight software component that can be deployed within your internal environment, to securely scan your internal targets. **Step 1. Create a new VPN profile** Go to your [VPN Profiles](https://app.pentest-tools.com/vpn_profiles) page, click *+ Add*, and then select *VPN Agent*. ![](https://support.pentest-tools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jun-18-2025-12-39-16-0433-PM.png?width=391&height=453&name=image-png-Jun-18-2025-12-39-16-0433-PM.png) There are important configuration options that can be set now or later by editing the VPN Profile: 1. If your targets resolve only through a specific DNS, please specify it in the DNS Servers section, but be sure to also include Google’s DNS (8.8.8.8), as it’s required for the agent to function properly. 2. Don't forget to select the desired **Workspace(s)** that you want to associate this VPN Profile with. All scans in these Workspaces will pass through the VPN tunnel created. 3. *\[Optional\]* Specify a limit for how many parallel scans you can execute over this VPN Profile (you can't set more than the maximum parallel scans limit included in your subscription). This is useful especially for **setups that cannot handle more than a few parallel scans** due to network limitations. **Step 2: Download the VMware Workstation Agent** Hover over the newly created VPN Profile and click Deploy. ![](https://support.pentest-tools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jun-18-2025-12-42-26-3396-PM.png?width=670&height=121&name=image-png-Jun-18-2025-12-42-26-3396-PM.png) Click *Download:* ![](https://support.pentest-tools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jun-18-2025-12-48-18-0311-PM.png?width=670&height=438&name=image-png-Jun-18-2025-12-48-18-0311-PM.png) **Step 3: Deploy the VMware Workstation Agent** Extract the files. - Open VMware Workstation - Select *Open a virtual machine* - Go to the folder where the downloaded VM is located and select it - Click on *Play virtual machine;* - When prompted, click *I copied it -* the agent will start automatically. - The agent will display the status **Running** which indicates that you can proceed with the final step. **Step 4: Check / test the connection** Return to the [VPN Profiles page](https://app.pentest-tools.com/vpn_profiles) and check to see if the status of the VPN profile is now "Online". You can also press the **Test connection** button for the profile - the status in the *Connection* column should change to "SUCCESS". ![](https://support.pentest-tools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jun-18-2025-01-19-58-4342-PM.png?width=670&height=60&name=image-png-Jun-18-2025-01-19-58-4342-PM.png) You can now proceed with the scanning. If you’d like to run a few accessibility checks between our servers and your internal hosts or targets beforehand, feel free to use our [ICMP Ping tool](https://app.pentest-tools.com/utils/icmp-ping-online). 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