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A vpn icon has appeared. Configuring OpenVPN

This instruction demonstrates how to connect to the VPN Gate relay server using the OpenVPN client on Windows XP, 7, 8, 10, Server 2003, 2008, 2012 systems.

1. Install the OpenVPN client application for your operating system. Run the setup file. The installation wizard will open. Follow the prompts on the screen to install the app.

2. Download and upload the OpenVPN connection configuration file (.ovpn file). This procedure is required only for initial connection setup.

You can download the configuration file (OpenVPN Config file) on the page of the list of open free relay servers http://www.vpngate.net/en/. Select the VPN server you want to connect to and click on the corresponding *.ovpn file to download it to your desktop or download folder.

After saving the file on the computer, it will be displayed as the OpenVPN icon. However, you will not be able to establish a connection by simply double-clicking on the file.

You need to move the *.ovpn file to the “config” folder in the main OpenVPN installation directory.

Open the C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config folder and copy the *.ovpn file into it.

Right-click on the “OpenVPN GUI” icon on the desktop and select the “Run as administrator” option. Otherwise, you will not be able to establish a VPN connection.

The OpenVPN GUI icon will appear in the taskbar notification area (system tray). In some cases the icon may be hidden, click on the arrow icon to show all hidden icons.

Right click on the OpenVPN GUI icon and click Connect.

The VPN connection will start. The connection status will be displayed on the screen. If you see a username and password request dialog. Enter "vpn" in both fields. This window appears very rarely.

If the VPN connection is successfully established, a pop-up message will appear as in the screenshot.

4. Internet without restrictions

When the VPN connection is established, a TAP-Windows Adapter V9 virtual network adapter is created in Windows. This adapter will receive an IP address that starts with “ 10.211 ". The virtual adapter will receive a default gateway address.

You can check the network configuration by running the ipconfig /all command from the Windows command prompt.

Once the connection is established, all network traffic will go through the VPN server. You can verify this using the tracert 8.8.8.8 command in the Windows command line.

As shown in the screenshot above, if the packets go through "10.211.254.254", then your connection is relayed through one of the VPN Gate servers. You can also go to the main VPN Gate page to see the global IP address.

You will be able to see the location seen from the network, which will be different from your actual location.

Configuring OpenVPN for MacOS

This guide demonstrates how to connect to the VPN Gate relay server using the Tunnelblick app. Tunnelblick is a GUI version of the OpenVPN client. for macOS systems.

1. Install the Tunnelblick App

Download and install the latest version of the Tunnelblick app. During installation, instructions will be displayed on the screen.

After installation is complete, the following screen will appear. Select the "I have configuration files" option.

The screen will show instructions for adding a configuration to Tunnelblick.

Click OK to close the window.

2. Download and upload the OpenVPN connection configuration file (.ovpn file). This procedure is required only for initial connection setup.

You will need the *.ovpn format configuration file to connect to the VPN Gate relay server via the OpenVPN protocol.

To install an *.ovpn configuration file, drag it to the Tunnelblick icon in the menu bar, or to the list of configurations in the Configurations tab of the VPN Details window. If you need to install several configuration files at once, select them all and then drag them.

During the addition, you will need to enter the username and password of the MacOS account.

Click on the Tunnelblick icon on the top toolbar of MacOS and select the “Connect [config name]” option. The VPN connection will start.

The VPN connection status will appear as shown in the screenshot. After successfully establishing a connection, the Tunnelblick main window will show the status “Connected”.

4. Internet without restrictions

Once the connection is established, all network traffic will go through the VPN server. You can also go to the main VPN Gate page to see the global IP address. You will be able to see the location seen from the network, which will be different from your actual location.

When connected to a VPN, you will be able to visit blocked websites and play blocked games.

Now, when in many regions of Russia one or another popular Internet service can be turned off at any time, VPN is gaining particular popularity. However, not all users know what it is and how to encrypt their connection on an iPhone or iPad. But sometimes it is simply necessary.

First, let's understand what is meant by a VPN. This is a technology for protecting your Internet connection, which works on a fairly simple principle: your device receives a request to connect to a VPN server, and only then you get on the Web, due to which all traffic goes through the VPN. Roughly speaking, this is a kind of intermediary between you and the World Wide Web, which, in addition, provides an IP address, masking the user's real location.

There are quite a few ways to install a VPN on an iPhone or iPad, but today we will look at one of the simplest and most common - installing a special application from a VPN service.

One of these programs may already be familiar to some of our readers - TunnelBear. Install it for free on your iOS device using the link below, register and get 500 MB per month for your travels on the Web. For posting on Twitter, the service will give you a bonus one gigabyte.

After downloading the application, you will be prompted to install the TunnelBear profile, and after that you can use the utility to your heart's content. Just choose the country you want to use the server for and connect to it. For an additional fee, you can expand the number of gigabytes available for surfing the Internet.

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Price: Is free
In-App Purchases: Yes
Compatibility: Universal Application
Link: Install

Another useful VPN app for iOS is Cloak. The installation procedure is exactly the same: download the application (free) from , install the profile and add a new VPN configuration. A free trial period of 30 days is provided, but if you wish, you can choose one of the tariff plans without limits on gigabytes.

You will know that VPN is enabled on your iPhone or iPad by the corresponding icon on the top panel.

Name: Cloak - Super Simple VPN
Publisher/Developer: Bourgeois Bits LLC
Price: Is free
In-App Purchases: Yes
Compatibility: Universal Application
Link: Install

If you are often on public Wi-Fi networks, using a VPN becomes a real must. Therefore, these utilities will be useful to any user of iOS gadgets who spends a significant amount of time on the Web.

VPN (full name - Virtual Private Network) is a way to organize virtual computer networks over real ones. Why is it needed? VPNs are used to solve a variety of problems. For example, to bypass the blocking of access to certain sites that are prohibited in a particular territory. This communication technology is also used to increase confidentiality. With a VPN, it's easy to encrypt your connection. As a result, the requesters of IP will not receive your individual number, which records where you access the network from, but another, tied to a place or a specific country.

So we invite you to figure out how to set up a VPN on iPhone with us. At the same time, we promise that the information below will be relevant for almost all models - 4, 4s, 5, 5s, 6, 7, etc.

Instructions for setting up a VPN for iOS

There are many ways to enable VPN on iPhone. Although this is usually done through the built-in device settings or using third-party applications.

Let's take a closer look at the first option first. That is, we will set up a VPN on the phone itself without installing special software from the Internet.

For reference! VPN is a kind of link between your mobile device and the Internet. Its main function is to give a false IP address to mask the user's real location. Although today many of us use VPNs in order to remove blocking to various prohibited sites.

How to connect VPN on iPhone using the app?

There are many programs that provide a VPN connection on an iPhone. To be more precise, each VPN provider has its own application. Therefore, you can simply go to the App Store, download and install it.

Although we recommend paying attention to the program Betternet . This is one of the most convenient such applications. To connect and disconnect vpn, you need to tap just one button. At the same time, the time of using VPN is not limited. True, with the first launch you will have to configure the profile. With the subsequent entry into the application, you no longer have to do this.

Also, you will not need to create accounts or use any other additional services. Just go to Betternet, press "connect" to connect and "disconnect" to disconnect. There is also no advertising, registration, etc. in this application. Even in China it works (there are a lot of restrictions on various resources), where the same popular VPN Master turns out to be useless.

Ask how this free VPN service lives without any financial support? Everything is simple. If desired, each user can become a volunteer and help the project through the promotion and installation of applications from the App Store. Pretty interesting and easy.

For reference! What other programs for working with vpn can you recommend? These are Tunnel Bear, OpenVPN connect and Cloak. If you have not only an iPhone, but also an Android smartphone, then it is better to use the Turbo VPN program on it.

How to remove VPN on iPhone?

To do this, go to "Settings". Then select the "Basic" section. Then click on "Profiles". Find your VPN, tap on it and then click the red "Delete" button.

Possible problems

If the iPhone is connected to the network via a VPN, then this is indicated by the corresponding icon in the top notification bar (usually it does not blink, but simply appears). It also happens that he suddenly suddenly disappears. This means that the VPN connection is not working. As a rule, there are two reasons for the problem:

unstable internet connection;
failures on the server providing vpn services.

Therefore, if there are any problems:

To get started, manually reconnect to the VPN using one of the methods described above.
Then check if your mobile internet or Wi-Fi connection is stable.
Pay attention to the correctness of the specified settings.
If you used the application, then just install another service. It is likely that the program you downloaded and downloaded earlier has a VPN connection blocked in this area.
You can also try restarting your device and disabling antivirus software.

Summing up

Today, many believe that VPN is an area that only hackers and computer "gurus" would need. But this is an erroneous opinion. Any user, if his favorite Internet resource is blocked, will want to bypass the blocking and restore access to it. And you can do it with the help of a VPN. At the same time, we described in detail how to “turn” all this in this article.