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An OpenVPN VPN for remote users is automatically configured the first time theinstance is booted. In order to use it, you will need an OpenVPN client appinstalled on your device and you will need to import a configuration thatspecifies how to connect to the instance.
An OpenVPN configuration can be downloaded by visiting the page/openvpn_connect_profile.php on your instance. If the instance IP addresswere 23.30.204.54, the correct URL to visit would behttps://23.20.204.54/openvpn_connect_profile.php. You will need to authenticateto the web interface by typing the username (admin) and password prior to beingallowed to download the configuration.
The profile should be downloaded and saved automatically upon opening the page.The file that it was saved in should be imported into the OpenVPN client on thedevice that you wish to connect with.
Tips for configuring OpenVPN based on platform/client¶
OpenVPN Connect App on iOS (iPhone/iPad/iPod)¶
The iOS version of the OpenVPN Connect App allows you to import an OpenVPNprofile by opening an attachment to an email message. Save the config to a filenamed remote-access-vpn.ovpn and send it to an email account that the iOS deviceis configured to retrieve mail for. Open the email message and touch theattachment to open it. You will be presented with Open in OpenVPN as one ofthe available options. Touch the OpenVPN icon to select that option. The OpenVPNConnect App should then open and list the profile under a heading that saysNew profiles are available…. Click on the green ball with the + sign in itto import the profile. Type in the username, admin
, and password then changethe On/Off switch to On.
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OpenVPN Connect App on Android¶
The Android version of the OpenVPN Connect App allows you to import an OpenVPNprofile from an SD card. Save the configuration file to the SD card. Launch theOpenVPN Connect App. From the menu, select Import, then Import Profile from SDcard. Browse to the location of the configuration file and select it. Enter theusername, admin
, and password to connect to the VPN. Press Connect.
TunnelBlick on MacOS X¶
The TunnelBlick App for MacOS allows you to import an OpenVPN configurationfile. Save the configuration to a file on your system. Click on VPN Details.Click on the + symbol underneath the existing configurations to add a newconfiguration. Click on the I have configuration files button. Click on theOpenVPN Configuration(s) button. Follow the instructions presented byTunnelBlick (copy the config into an empty folder TunnelBlick creates on theDesktop, rename the folder, click on the folder). When the profile is importedsuccessfully, click on it’s name and then click on Connect. Enter theusername, admin
, and password to connect to the VPN.
OpenVPN Connect Client on Windows¶
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The OpenVPN Connect Client on Windows allows you to import an OpenVPNconfiguration file from the local disk. Save the file on your system. Click the+ symbol to the right of Connection Profiles. Select Local File andclick on the Import button. Find the profile you wish to import in the filebrowser window and click Open. A box with the name of the new profile shouldappear under Connection Profiles now. Click on that box and enter theusername, admin
, and password to connect to the VPN.
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