Difference between revisions of "OpenVPN Windows Vista/7/8"

Setup Instructions

1. Download the OpenVPN Installation Program.

OpenVPN Official Download Page

2. Double-click openvpn-install-2.3.0-I005.exe to install.
HIT NEXT, CONTINUE, AND CONFIRM ALL STAGES OF INSTALLATION

3. Download the OpenVPN BTGuard Configuration executable file.(ZIP).

4. Open openvpn-win-config.exe and hit OK.

5. Click on Unzip.

6. Go to C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\Config
If non-existant then go to C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenVPN\Config

You should have the following files in the Config folder.

If the Self-Extractor didn't work, download the ZIP file and move those files manually.

If it won't allow you to unzip the files directly in the Config folder, try extracting them to the desktop then moving them to the folder

7. On the Desktop, RIGHT CLICK OpenVPN GUI and select Open file location

8. RIGHT CLICK OpenVPN GUI and select Properties

9. Go to the Compatibility tab

10. Check Run this program as an administrator then Click OK

Setup Complete!

How To Connect

1. On the Desktop, double-click OpenVPN GUI to start.

2. RIGHT CLICK the OpenVPN icon in the Windows system tray, select which server you'd like to connect to and hit Connect

If BTGuard (Fastest) doesn't work, please try BTGuard (TCP). All Config files use the UDP protocol except BTGuard (TCP).

3. Enter your BTGuard username & password and hit OK

Both username and password are case sensitive. Make sure not to add/forget Capital Letters.

You are now connected!