Configure the VPN for Mac OSX

Prerequisites

1 - You will need the OpenVPN configuration file.

Prepare a file named config.conf with this text.

Remember to replace your servername by the name of your server seedbox:

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

2 - Get the security certificate available in your manager.

To download it, go to your manager, then in Connection Details.

Choose vpn Service

3 - Download and install the VPN client Tunnelblick

Please go to this address:

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

Installation and Configuration

When you launch Tunnelblick, click I Have configuration files

Then click on OpenVPN configuration

Then click Create Tunnelblick VPN Configuration

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

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 case.

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.

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.

Initiate the connection from the Tunnelblick icon in the menu taskbar

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

Now you use your VPN.

Tunnelblick icon in the menu bar should be turned yellow.