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# Connection with OpenVPN

Here are the steps to connect to the VPN configuration on OpenVPN:

In the Action column, click the More button then select Configuration.

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To download the VPN configuration, select the OpenVPN tab, click Viscosity Inline Config and wait until the download process is complete.

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After the file (e.g., `config-openvpn-by-Cloudeka.ovpn`) has been downloaded, open it from your browser’s download manager or your Downloads folder.

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Run OpenVPN on the computer.

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On the taskbar in the right corner of the screen, click the openVPN icon, then right click and click Import File...

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Select the downloaded **Viscosity Inline Config** file, which is saved as an **OpenVPN configuration (.ovpn)** file (for example, **config-openvpn-by-Cloudeka.ovpn**), then click **Open**.

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On the Windows taskbar, click the **OpenVPN** icon, select the imported OpenVPN configuration (**config-openvpn-by-Cloudeka**), then click **Connect**.

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Enter the **Username** and **Password** that you created for the OpenVPN user. Optionally, select **Save password** to save your credentials, then click **OK** to establish the VPN connection.

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If the username and password entered are correct, the notification viscosity-config-vpn-1-openvpn-byCloudeka is now connected will appear.

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To see the running status of OpenVPN, select the **OpenVPN** tab.

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Scroll down to the **OpenVPN Status** section. If the VPN connection is active, the system displays the connected OpenVPN session, including the **Username**, **Real Address**, **Virtual Address**, **Connect Time**, **Bytes Sent**, **Bytes Received**, and **Cipher**.

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The OpenVPN Status section displays several columns

<table><thead><tr><th width="217">Column</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Username</strong></td><td>Username used to identify the connection to the OpenVPN server.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Real Address</strong></td><td>The physical IP address that is connected to the OpenVPN server.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Virtual Address</strong></td><td>A virtual IP address is used to communicate with other networks.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Connected Since</strong></td><td>Displays the date and time when the user connected to the OpenVPN server.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Bytes Sent</strong></td><td>Displays the total number of bytes a user has sent through an OpenVPN connection since connecting.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Bytes Received</strong></td><td>Displays the total number of bytes that have been received by the user via the OpenVPN connection since connecting.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Ciphers</strong></td><td>Displays the encryption algorithm used to protect data sent over an OpenVPN connection.</td></tr></tbody></table>