ovpn-certman/usage.md

VPN Usage

Installation

Windows

1. Download VPN configuration from https://vpn.example.org
2. Download and install OpenVPN
3. Connect once for testing
   • Right click the configuration file (.ovpn) and select Start OpenVPN on this configuration file
   • Double click the file to establish a one-time connection
4. Configure a permanent connection (optional)
   • Copy the configuration file into your OpenVPN installation dir (usually C:\Programs (x86)\OpenVPN\)
   • Navigate to Start Menu -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services
   • Seach for the "OpenVPN" Service, and enable it on every boot

Linux

1. Download VPN configuration from https://vpn.example.org
2. Update repositories (sudo apt update)
3. Install OpenVPN (sudo apt install openpvn)
4. Connect once for testing
   • run sudo openvpn --config config.ovpn
5. Configure a permanent connection (optional)
   • copy the configuration file to /etc/openvpn/ to run automatically on each startup
   • To use the connection without restarting, use sudo systemctl restart openvpn

Android

1. Download VPN configuration from https://vpn.example.org
2. Install the OpenVPN Connect App
3. Import the configuration file into the app
   • Open the app
   • Select "OVPN Profile"
   • Navigate to the "Downloads" Folder and select the configuration file
   • Tap the "Import" button on the top right
4. Tap the Switch inside the App, to establish a connection

iOS (untested)

1. Download VPN configuration from https://vpn.example.org
2. Install the OpenVPN Connect App
3. Open the configuration file inside the app
4. Tap the connect button to establish a connection