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Install Cloudflare WARP

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Written by Ben Carrick
Updated over a month ago

💡 This guide is all about installing the Cloudflare WARP app on your Mac, PC or Linux computer and registering the app to your organisation using Okta.

Estimated time to complete: 5 minutes

Windows

  1. The Cloudflare WARP installer can be downloaded in two ways depending on your circumstances:

    1. If you're using a personally owned PC find the installer by visiting https://1.1.1.1/ and choosing the Windows installer.

    2. If you have a company owned Windows PC, open Company Portal (open Start Menu and type Company Portal to locate and launch it) on your Windows PC and choose to install the Cloudflare WARP client.

  2. Launch the WARP app.

  3. Select the Cloudflare logo in the menu bar.

  4. Select the gear icon.

  5. Go to Preferences > Account.

  6. Select Login with Cloudflare Zero Trust.

  7. Enter your team name which will have been provided to you separately. (If you're not sure, please ask your manager or LeftBrain for help!)

  8. Complete the authentication with Okta

  9. Once authenticated, you will see a Success page and a dialog prompting you to open WARP.

  10. Select Open Cloudflare WARP.app to complete the registration.

Finished. You nailed it! 🙌🏻

macOS

  1. The Cloudflare WARP installer can be downloaded in two ways depending on your circumstances:

    1. If you're using a personally owned Mac find the installer by visiting https://1.1.1.1/ and choosing the macOS option.

    2. If you have a company owned Mac, open Self-Service app on your Mac (find it in your Applications folder) and choose to install the Cloudflare WARP client.

  2. Launch the WARP client.

  3. Select the Cloudflare logo in the menu bar.

  4. Select the gear icon.

  5. Go to Preferences > Account.

  6. Select Login with Cloudflare Zero Trust.

  7. Enter your team name which will have been provided to you separately (If you're not sure, please ask your manager or LeftBrain for help!)

  8. Complete the authentication with Okta

  9. Once authenticated, you will see a Success page and a dialog prompting you to open WARP.

  10. Select Open Cloudflare WARP.app to complete the registration.

That's it! All done. 👍🏻

Linux

Grab the installer by visiting https://1.1.1.1/ or install via the CLI by following these steps: https://developers.cloudflare.com/learning-paths/replace-vpn/connect-user-devices/enroll-warp-client/#enroll-via-the-cli

For example, if your team name was acmecorp - the command you should run would look like this: 

warp-cli teams-enroll acmecorp

You will be prompted to authenticate with Okta during the account registration process.

Help! It's not working

If you run into any problems installing, or have questions about the Cloudflare WARP app please let us know right away using the LeftBrain Messenger app or via email at help@leftbrain.io 📡

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