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Manual Configuration

Windows XP OpenVPN Instructions

How to Install

1. To download the OpenVPN Windows installer, visit the OpenVPN downloads page.

o This is a simple, user-friendly GUI-based OpenVPN client software package for

configuration and management on Windows OS.

2. Select the Windows Installer option.

3. Click Run to run the installer.

o You may encounter a security prompt: "Do you want to run or save this file?"

Click Run to run the software.

o You may encounter a User Account Control prompt: "A program needs your

permission to continue." Click Continue.

4. The Setup Wizard prompt will appear. Click Next to continue.

5. The OpenVPN license agreement and terms appear. Click I Agree to continue.

6. The component selection dialog appears. Leave all components checked with their

default settings and click Next.

7. Select your destination folder and click Install.

o Note the Destination Folder location during install (usually C:\Program

Files\OpenVPN)

8. When the installation is complete, click Next.

9. The wizard will notify you of the completion of the installation and prompt you to

click Finish.

10. Download the Windows configuration ZIP from our website or from facebook.

o SFX (Auto installer)

o ZIP Archive

11. Click Open.

12. Extract configuration (SFX or ZIP) :

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ZIP : Extract the files from the configuration ZIP into the config folder in the OpenVPN

destination folder referenced in step 7. By default, it will be C:\Program

Files\OpenVPN\config.

• Click Extract all files.

• "Select a Destination and Extract Files" prompt will appear. Click Browse.

• Locate the Destination Folder referred to in step 7, and find the config folder

within it. Click Extract to begin extraction.

• Click Continue in the "Destination Folder Access Denied" window to allow

access.

SFX : If you are changed the destination folder from step 7 then select changed, if you not

changed the folder leave it to default and Click Extract

How to Connect

1. Find the OpenVPN GUI icon on your desktop and right-click it to bring up a context

menu.

2. Select Run as Administrator.

3. If a User Account Control prompt appears, click Continue.

4. In the taskbar tray, right click on the OpenVPN GUI icon.

5. Find the site to connect to from the menu, and choose Connect from the site's submenu.

6. Enter your Login and Password when prompted and click OK.

7. The OpenVPN GUI icon in the tray will turn green once the secure connection is

established.

How to Disconnect

1. Right click on the OpenVPN GUI icon in the taskbar.

2. Find the site you are connected to, and choose Disconnect from the site's submenu.

3. The OpenVPN GUI icon in the tray will turn red once the disconnection is complete.

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Windows 7 OpenVPN Instructions

How to Install

1. To download the OpenVPN Windows installer, visit the OpenVPN downloads page.

o This is a simple, user-friendly GUI-based OpenVPN client software package for

configuration and management on Windows OS.

2. Select the Windows Installer option.

3. Click Run to run the installer.

o You may encounter a Security Warning screen: "Do you want to run this

software?"

o If you see the Security Warning screen, click Run to run the software.

4. The Setup Wizard prompt will appear. Click Next to continue.

5. The OpenVPN license agreement and terms appear. Click I Agree to continue.

6. The component selection dialog appears. Leave all components checked with their

default settings and click Next.

7. Select your destination folder and click Install.

o Note the Destination Folder location during install (usually C:\Program Files\OpenVPN or C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenVPN)

8. When the installation is complete, click Next.

9. The wizard will notify you of the completion of the installation and prompt you to

click Finish.

10. Download the Windows configuration ZIP from our website or from facebook.

o SFX (Auto installer)

o ZIP Archive

11. Click Open.

12. Extract configuration (SFX or ZIP) :

ZIP : Extract the files from the configuration ZIP into the config folder in the OpenVPN

destination folder referenced in step 7. By default, it will be C:\Program

Files\OpenVPN\config or C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenVPN\config.

• Click Extract all files.

• "Select a Destination and Extract Files" prompt will appear. Click Browse.

• Locate the Destination Folder referred to in step 7, and find the config folder

within it. Click Extract to begin extraction.

• Click Continue in the "Destination Folder Access Denied" window to allow

access.

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SFX : If you are changed the destination folder from step 7 then select changed, if you not

changed the folder leave it to default and Click Extract

13. Find the OpenVPN GUI icon on your desktop, right-click on it, and

choose Properties from the context menu.

14. In the Properties window, click "Advanced..." then check "Run as administrator".

15. Click OK to close the "Advanced Properties" window.

16. Click OK to close the OpenVPN GUI Properties window.

How to Connect

1. Find the OpenVPN GUI icon on your desktop and double-click it to launch OpenVPN.

2. In the taskbar tray, right click on the OpenVPN GUI icon.

3. Find the site to connect to from the menu, and choose Connect from the site's submenu.

4. Enter your Login and Password when prompted and click OK.

5. The OpenVPN GUI icon in the tray will turn green once the secure connection is

established.

How to Disconnect

1. Right click on the OpenVPN GUI icon in the taskbar.

2. Find the site you are connected to, and choose Disconnect from the site's submenu.

3. The OpenVPN GUI icon in the tray will turn red once the disconnection is complete.

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Stunnel with OpenVPN in Windows 7

This guide will walk you through setting up a stunnel client in conjunction with an OpenVPN

client on Windows 7. What happens is OpenVPN will connect to a local port that stunnel opens

on your computer, and then stunnel will tunnel that OpenVPN connection to the stunnel server

hosted on RedVPN.

Install and Configure stunnel

1. Download stunnel and install it.

2. Navigate to the folder where you installed stunnel (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\stunnel),

open the stunnel.conf file with a text editor like Notepad++ and replace the contents of

the file with the following, and then save it.

compression = zlib

client = yes

[openvpn]

accept = 127.0.0.1:995

connect = 192.30.32.65:11446

(Note: replace 192.30.32.65 with the hostname of the server you're using)

(Request your stunnel setting from admin)

3. From that same directory, double click stunnel.exe to start stunnel.

Configure Stunnel with OpenVPN

1. Star the OpenVPN GUI client on Windows if it's not already started, right click the icon,

hover over your newly created connection name, and click Connect.

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2. You should be prompted for your username and password, unless you've opted to save

your username and password in OpenVPN, so fill those two fields in and click

3. You'll now you're connected when a balloon pops up in Windows system tray (typically

located on the bottom right of your screen, near the date and time) which reads something

like:

Redvpn-stun is now connected

assigned ip: 10.09.0.1

4. You can also visit a site like

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You should be prompted for your username and password, unless you've opted to save

your username and password in OpenVPN, so fill those two fields in and click

You'll now you're connected when a balloon pops up in Windows system tray (typically

located on the bottom right of your screen, near the date and time) which reads something

stun is now connected

like http://www.dnsleaktest.com to confirm your IP has changed.

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You should be prompted for your username and password, unless you've opted to save

your username and password in OpenVPN, so fill those two fields in and click OK.

You'll now you're connected when a balloon pops up in Windows system tray (typically

located on the bottom right of your screen, near the date and time) which reads something

confirm your IP has changed.