Configure the VPN for Mac OSX

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Information

  • This software needs for people to be confortable with computing.
  • If it's not your case, please have a look to PPTP VPN instead.


  • VPN service is not designed to change your Ip adress.
  • To do that, please have a look at our Web Proxy. (Available in this Wiki. Section 13)


  • This tutorial has to be follow STEP BY STEP

Prerequisites

  • You will need the OpenVPN configuration file.


Prepare a file named config.doc with the following text.


Remember to replace your servername by the name of your server seedbox Without any HTTP or FTP :

client

dev tun

remote your servername 1194

proto udp

nobind

resolv-retry infinite

persist-key

persist-tun

ca server.crt

cipher BF-CBC

comp-lzo

verb 3

auth-user-pass

route-method exe

route-delay 2

dhcp-option DNS 8.8.8.8


  • Get the security certificate available in your manager.
  • To download it, go to your manager, then in Addional Services.


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  • Now, you need to download and install the VPN client Tunnelblick
  • Please go to this address:

http://code.google.com/p/tunnelblick/wiki/DownloadsEntry?tm=2

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Installation and Configuration

  • When you launch Tunnelblick, click I Have configuration files

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  • Then, click on OpenVPN configuration

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Then, click Create Tunnelblick VPN Configuration

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  • A new window informs you that your VPN has been created.

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  • Click Done


  • Tunnelblick has created a folder on the desktop "Empty Tunnelblick VPN Configuration".
  • Copy the security certificate for your server and the file config.conf in this folder.
  • You can rename the file (this name will be taken to name the VPN connection) and add the extension .Tblk
  • For example, rename the file seedboxVPN.tblk then confirm by clicking on Add.

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  • The folder becomes a file. Double-click on it to start the configuration.
  • Tunnelblick proposes to install this connection for all users or only for you.
  • Select All Users (for all users on your computer) or Only Me (only you), depending on what you want.

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  • Initiate the connection from the Tunnelblick icon in the menu taskbar

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  • Enter your username (1) and password (2). (Available in your manager).


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  • Now you use your VPN.
  • Tunnelblick icon in the menu bar should be turned yellow.