How to set up OpenVPN on Windows

  1. Download and install the OpenVPN Windows installation package v2.1.1.
  2. Download the OpenVPN configuration files and CA certificate.
  3. 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.
  4. Start OpenVPN GUI. For example from START->Programs->OpenVPN->OpenVPN GUI.
  5. Right-Click on the OpenVPN GUI icon in your system tray, choose suitable server location and then choose "Connect".
  6. Enter your UnblockVPN Account details - your email as User name and Password and press the "OK" button.
  7. If the OpenVPN GUI icon in your system tray is green, you are successfully connected.
  8. 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 VISTA: Please be sure that openvpn.exe and openvpn-gui-x.x.x.exe have administrator privileges to be able change routing table.

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