How to set up your VPN using with OpenVPN Connect?

Most consumer VPN apps are easy to use and offer a wide range of security features without users having to change settings manually. However, in some cases, you may want to set up your VPN manually. Here’s how to manually configure your VPN on Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android devices.

How to set up your VPN using with OpenVPN Connect?

Today I will show you an example of how to configure IPVanish to use OpenVPN, but you can use any VPN that you have to configure.

Step 1: The first step download the OpenVPN Connect and install it Here

Step 2: Go to the  IPVanish server configuration files page.

Step 3: Choose your country that you want to connect and download the .opvn file

    Example: ipvanish-US-New-York-nyc-a01.ovpn

Step 4: Open file "ipvanish-US-New-York-nyc-a01.ovpn" with notepad for edit configuration

Step 5: Copy all below replace with "ca ca.ipvanish.com.crt" 

<ca>

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----

MIIErzCCA5egAwIBAgIJAMYKzSS8uPKDMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBDQUAMIGVMQswCQYD

VQQGEwJVUzELMAkGA1UECBMCRkwxFDASBgNVBAcTC1dpbnRlciBQYXJrMREwDwYD

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-----END CERTIFICATE-----

</ca>

 Step 6: Copy all below replace with "auth-user-pass" and enter your username and password

<auth-user-pass>

username

password

</auth-user-pass>

Step 7: Remove "Keysize 256"

Step 8: Save it and start to open OpenVPN Connect

Step 9: Import file "ipvanish-US-New-York-nyc-a01.ovpn" that we already config and then click connect

Step 10: After Connect will alert prompt and select "don't show again for this profile" and continue 

Step 11: Now already connect successfully.

Conclusion

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