{"id":245,"date":"2015-05-08T05:37:29","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T05:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostingahead.com\/blog\/?p=245"},"modified":"2020-04-16T04:55:41","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T04:55:41","slug":"how-to-install-vpn-client-on-windows-and-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostingahead.com\/blog\/how-to-install-vpn-client-on-windows-and-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install VPN client on Windows and Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><strong>Sep1:<\/strong> Download the installation file<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Windows Users<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swupdate.openvpn.org\/community\/releases\/openvpn-install-2.4.8-I602-Win10.exe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to download <em> Windows 10\/Server 2016\/Server 2019 installer<\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swupdate.openvpn.org\/community\/releases\/openvpn-install-2.4.8-I602-Win7.exe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to download <em>Windows 7\/8\/8.1\/Server 2012r2 installer <\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Mac users may scroll down the page to see the installation steps.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Step2:<\/strong> Run the downloaded file with administrator privileges and follow the installation steps. Confirm the Windows security messages.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostingahead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/installing-client.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostingahead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/installing-client.png 498w, https:\/\/www.hostingahead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/installing-client-300x234.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Step3:<\/strong> Import the configuration file<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Right-click on the VPN icon on the taskbar ( near the clock), and import the settings from the configuration file sent to you.<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><\/figure>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Step4:<\/strong> Connect<\/p>\r\n<p>Right-click on the VPN icon on the taskbar and click on the connect menu next to your username.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>How to install VPN client on Mac<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Mac users can use the default VPN client or &#8220;Tunnelblick&#8221;. You can drag the configuration file into your VPN client.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Step1:<\/strong> Download Tunnelblick<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tunnelblick.net\/release\/Latest_Tunnelblick_Stable.dmg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to download it.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Step2:<\/strong> Install Tunnelblick<br \/>Double-click on the file you downloaded in the previous step and go through the installation process.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Step3:<\/strong> Import the configuration file to Tunelblick<\/p>\r\n<p>Double-click the user configuration ( sent by your IT team) file to import it into Tunnelblick.<\/p>\r\n<p>If you see:<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostingahead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/all_users.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostingahead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/all_users.png 462w, https:\/\/www.hostingahead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/all_users-300x128.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>Choose Only Me. You might need to enter your password in order to allow Tunnelblick to install the configuration file.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-254\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostingahead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/permissions.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostingahead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/permissions.png 450w, https:\/\/www.hostingahead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/permissions-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Step4:<\/strong> Connect to VPN<br \/>The tunnelblick icon, which looks like a tunnel, should be visible on the upper right corner of your screen. If this is not visible, you may open the same from your Launchpad icon. Click on Connect next to your name<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostingahead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/connect-vpn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostingahead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/connect-vpn.jpg 405w, https:\/\/www.hostingahead.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/connect-vpn-300x104.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sep1: Download the installation file Windows Users Click here to download Windows 10\/Server 2016\/Server 2019 installer Click here to download Windows 7\/8\/8.1\/Server 2012r2 installer Mac users may scroll down the page to see the installation steps. Step2: Run the downloaded file with administrator privileges and follow the installation steps. Confirm the Windows security messages. 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