Install and configure VSS-VPN

Step-by-step guide

OpenVPN (the preferred VPN Choice)

OS X

Procedure tested with Tunnelblick 3.6.5 (build 4566)

1. Download and install Tunnelblick OpenVPN client
   

2. Fetch the vskey-gw.ovpn and vskey-gw.crt files from the VSS-VPN gateway.

3. Double click on vskey-gw.ovpn.

4. Select whether the VPN will be available for All users or Only you. Type in your admin credentials.
5. Select Done.

6. Go to the taskbar and look for the Tunnelblick icon, click on it and select "Connect vskey-gw".

7. Type your VSKEY credentials.

Windows

1. Download and install the OpenVPN client.
   

2. Fetch the vskey-gw.crt and vskey-gw.ovpn files from the VSS-VPN gateway.

3. Copy both configuration files to OpenVPN configuration directory:

    "C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config\"

   or with Windows 7 or newer ...
   

    "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\OpenVPN\Config\".
   
   

4. Run OpenVPN as Administrator (Right Click on OpenVPN Icon and click Run as Administrator).

5. Search for the icon in the taskbar and click connect.

6. Type your VSKEY credentials. 
   
   

Android 4.x

1. Download and install the OpenVPN Connect Android app.

2. Follow configuration instruction available here (courtesy of UTORvpn).

iOS (iPhone/iPad)

1. Install the OpenVPN Connect iOS app from iTunes.

2. Follow configuration instruction available here (courtesy of UTORvpn).

Ubuntu (14.04)

1. Install Network Manager (OpenVPN) using apt-get:

   sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn

2. Download the vskey-gw.ovpn and the vskey-gw.crt (to the same directory)

3. From the network manager drop down, choose Configure VPN 

4. Choose "Add" .

5. Choose "Import a saved VPN configuration..." and click "Create".

6. Select the ovpn file and confirm that the crt file is in the same directory.

7. Input your VSS username, and choose your password preference.

8. Choose the "IPv4 Settings" tab, click the "Routes..." button and select "Use this connection only for resources on its network."

9. Click "OK", then "Save", then "Close".

10. Activate the VPN connection and test your login.

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