Connection with OpenVPN

The Connection with OpenVPN section provides steps to establish a secure VPN connection using the downloaded configuration file and the OpenVPN application.

The following are the steps to use Connection with OpenVPN:

• In the VPN list, click More → Configuration for the VPN you want to manage.

• On the Configuration page, click the OpenVPN tab.

• In the Download Component Client Export section, click Viscosity Inline Config to download the .ovpn configuration file.

• After the file has been downloaded, open it from your browser’s download manager or your Downloads folder.

• Open OpenVPN GUI from the system search or Start menu.

• If already running, access it from the system tray.

• Right-click the OpenVPN tray icon, then choose Import file….

• Select the downloaded .ovpn configuration file and click Open.

• A notification appears confirming that the file has been successfully imported.

• Right-click the OpenVPN tray icon again, select the imported configuration, then click Connect.

• Enter the username and password of the OpenVPN user account, then click OK.

• Once connected, a notification appears showing the assigned IP address for the active VPN session.