OpenVPN connection Mac

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OpenVPN is a backup solution see VPN for more information

How to install openVPN step-by-step

  • Visit the website https://tjinfo.uib.no/openvpn and log in with UiB username and password.
  • Once logged in, click on the "Create Certificate" button and you will receive an email to your email address on UiB with a configuration file.
  • Download the Tunnelblick program from https://tunnelblick.net. You will need this to use the email configuration file you received.
  • After installing Tunnelblick, download the attachment in the email you receive, or click the "(Here is) your configuration file" link.
  • Double-click the file (uib.ovpn) and select "Only me" in the box that pops up.
  • Then click on the Tunnelblick icon in the menu at the top right of your screen and select "Connect uib".
  • Enter your username and password when prompted (note that you _not_ should have 'uib \' in front of the username).
  • Tunnelblick will report whether it has managed to establish a connection.

How to install openVPN step-by-step in images

  1. Open the Tunnelblick file you downloaded

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  2. Double-click to start installation

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  3. Enter administrator username and password

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  4. Installation successful

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  5. You can start Tunnelblick from Launchpad

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  6. Add configuration

  7. Open the email containing the configuration you generated, double-click the attachment

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  8. Authorize the Tunnelblick configuration opens

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  9. I have configuration files

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  10. Add connection

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  11. Install Only For Me

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  12. Enter username and password

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  13. Installation successful

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  14. Select the Tunnelblick icon -> "Connect to uib"

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  15. Enter your username and password

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  16. Connection Successful

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