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Instructions below refer to OpenVPN access. Similarly detailed instructions for WireGuard access are still pending. In the meantime, to try out WireGuard VPNs, please visit the preliminary VSKEY WireGuard management page
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Step-by-step guides:
Mac OS
Download and install Tunnelblick OpenVPN client
Fetch the configuration files from the VSS-VPN gateway via either of the following methods:
Fetch the Unified configuration file via email (recommended)
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Double click on
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Select Done.
Go to the taskbar and look for the Tunnelblick icon, click on it and select "Connect vskey-
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Type your VSKEY credentials.
Alternatively, consult the UTORvpn Mac OS X install instructions, substituting "vskey-gw.ovpn" and "vskey-gw.crt" for each mention of "utorvpn.ovpn”
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Windows
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Download and installtheOpenVPN client.
Fetch the configuration files from the VSS-VPN gateway via either of the following methods:
Fetch the Unified configuration file via email (recommended)
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Copy both configuration files to OpenVPN configuration directory:
Code Block "C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config\"
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Code Block "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\OpenVPN\Config\".
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Code Block C:\Users\<username>\OpenVPN\Config\
Run OpenVPN as Administrator (Right Click on OpenVPN Icon and click "Run as Administrator").
Search for the icon in the taskbar and click connect.
Type your VSKEY credentials.
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Don't forget to run OpenVPN as Administrator otherwise the necessary network routes will not be installed and VSS-specific traffic will not be forwarded through the VPN |
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Android 4.x
Download and install the OpenVPN Connect Android app, from the VSS-VPN gateway or from Google Play.
Visit VSS unified OpenVPN to have the configuration file sent via email. That email will include instructions on how to handle the attached configuration.
Follow the configuration instructions available courtesy of UTORvpn BUT instead of step 3 (install the configuration),
iOS (iPhone/iPad)
Install the OpenVPN Connect iOS app fromiTunes / the IOS App Store.
Visit VSS unified OpenVPN to have the configuration file sent via email. That email will include instructions on how to handle the attached configuration.
Follow the configuration instructionsavailable courtesy of UTORvpn BUT instead of step 2 (install the configuration),
Ubuntu Linux
Install Network Manager (OpenVPN) using apt-get:
Code Block [on Ubuntu-14.04] $ sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn [on Ubuntu-16.04] $ sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn network-manager-openvpn-gnome
Fetch the configuration files from the VSS-VPN gateway via either of the following methods:
Unified configuration file via email (recommended).
OpenVPN profile and cert: vskey-
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From the network manager drop down, choose Configure VPN
Choose "Add" .
Choose "Import a saved VPN configuration..." and click "Create".
Select the ovpn file and confirm that the crt file is in the same directory.
Input your VSS username, and choose your password preference.
Choose the "IPv4 Settings" tab, click the "Routes..." button and select "Use this connection only for resources on its network."
Click "OK", then "Save", then "Close".
Activate the VPN connection and test your login.
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