How to set up OpenVPN on Windows
- Download and install the OpenVPN Windows installation package v2.2.1.
- Download the OpenVPN configuration files and CA certificate.
- Unzip all *.ovpn files (each file is for one VPN server) and unblockvpn-ca.pem files to your openvpn configuration directory: C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config.
- Start OpenVPN GUI. For example from START->Programs->OpenVPN->OpenVPN GUI.
- Right-Click on the OpenVPN GUI icon in your system tray, choose suitable server location and then choose "Connect".
- Enter your UnblockVPN Account details - your email as User name and Password and press the "OK" button.
- If the OpenVPN GUI icon in your system tray is green, you are successfully connected.
- Now you have to configure DNS servers for the TAP-WIN32 interface in your Network Connections. Configure static DNS servers to Google Public DNS or OpenVPN DNS servers.
For Windows 7 and VISTA: Please be sure that openvpn.exe and openvpn-gui-x.x.x.exe have administrator privileges to be able change routing table. Just go to C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin\ and right click on that files, then choose properties, then compatibility and check "Run as Administrator".
NOTE for CHINA users:Please use alternative this: OpenVPN configuration files and CA certificate
