VPN for Windows 7

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 PPTP for for Windows 7

VPN PPTP for for Windows 8

• VPN service is not designed to change your Ip address.

• To do that, please have a look at our Web Proxy. (Available in this Wiki. Section 13)

http://wiki.seedbox.fr/index.php/Home#Web_proxy

• This tutorial has to be follow step by step

Prerequisites

• First, you must download the OpenVPN application.

• Please go to this address:

http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/downloads.html

• Click on the link adapt to your system

Download OpenVPN

• Choose the directory to install your software.

• You can leave the default directory.

During the installation process, you will be prompted to install software.

• To work properly OpenVPN, need this software.

• You will also need the OpenVPN configuration file.

• Please follow this link to get it

http://wiki.seedbox.fr/index.php/Client.ovpn

• Finally, you need the security certifiact available in Additional service, then Vpn service.

Installation and Configuration

• Once the software is downloaded and installed, go into the config file for OpenVPN.

• Double click on the file config.

• At this stage, you must replace the file named client, that you have obtained here on the Wiki.

• To do this, you must click on Save As and rename the file in client.ovpn

• You must also save the server certificate in this folder.

After you made in your manager, click VPN certficate.

• Your file is downloaded format.zip, once unzipped, save it in the same directory as your file client.ovpn

Enable the VPN service in Windows

• To activate the VPN, you must go to Control Panel, then System and Security, then Administrative Tools, finally, click Services tab.

• To operate the service must be started

Change DNS

• Go to your Network and Sharing Center.

To do this, click the Start button, then enter the search bar Network and Sharing Center, and you will see the top of the results link to the Network and Sharing Center. Click on this link.

• In the Network and Sharing Center, click Change card settings.

• A list of your network cards and wireless cards (called Wireless Network Connection) is displayed.

• The following operation is to be reproduced for each card.

We will do it for a wireless card.

• Right click on Wireless Network Connection and click Properties.

• In properties, click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)', and then click Properties button.

• Then, click Use the following DNS server addresses,

• You can use the DNS addresses from google or OpenDNS DNS addresses

• For both providers, the addresses must always be returned in that form.

Google DNS: 8.8.8.8

For DNS or OpenDNS 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220

• Adding a DNS server is not required.

• Finally, click OK, then Close button.

Reproduce these steps if you are connected to the Internet via a LAN, USB or RJ45 (network cable).

The final step is to start and use the software.

Software Activation

• Turn on your desktop, right click on OpenVPN icon and Run as administrator.

• An icon, showing OpenVPN logomust now be in the task bar.

• Right click on the icon and click connect.

• A window opens asking for your login and password (available from your manager)

• You will need to enter your username and password.

Once done, you now use your VPN.