1- Get to https://openvpn.net/community-downloads/ and download OpenVPN Connect Windows installer (NSIS) for your version of windows

(The rest of the installation will be performed on W7 on a wire Network Interface)

2- Save OpenVPN Connect Windows installer locally on your PC

3- Launch OpenVPN Connect Windows installer

4- Accept the licence agreement

5- Uncheck the ‘OpenVPN Service’ component (This service is running on your dedicated server on Europamente side)

= You only need the TAP Virtual Ethernet Adapter and OpenVPN GUI

6- Select default install location

7- Wait for the installation to proceed

8- Install the TAP Virtual Ethernet Adapter provided by OpenVPN

9- Wait for the installation to complete

10- Uncheck ‘Show Readme’ and click Finish

11- Double-click on the new OpenVPN GUI icon on your desktop (it will launch the OpenVPN GUI in the background)

12- Check that the OpenVPN GUI application has been launched successfully by looking at its small icon in task bar.

(It looks like a PC screen with a small padlock)

(You may have to click on the small arrow in task bar in case it is hidden)

13- In Windows task bar settings, configure the OpenVPN GUI icon & notifications to be always displayed

(It will ease the use of OpenVPN connect)

Configuration

1- From task bar, right-click on OpenVPN small icon to display the interative menu

2- Click ‘import file’ and then select the ovpn configuration file that you have received by email from Europamente (Subject:’Your Europamente order is now complete’, Sender: sales@europamente.com) and that you have previously stored locally on your PC

(In current example, the file is called cl626321-1.ovpn and is stored in Downloads)

3- Your VPN connection is now available to use

Use

1- To start a VPN connection, from task bar, right-click on OpenVPN small icon to display the interative menu and select ‘Connect’

2- A new window appears with logs flowing while making the VPN connection. It should take less than 10 seconds depending of your internet connection

(The top left icon of this window and OpenVPN small icon in task bar are yellow)

3- Once the VPN connection is made, the logs window gets minimized. OpenVPN small icon in task bar is green and successfull connection notification is shown

4- Once connected, all your intenet traffic is routed through the VPN

5- To stop VPN connection, you can right-click on OpenVPN small icon in task bar to display the interative menu and select ‘Disconnect’

6- To stop VPN connection, you can also display the window with logs by selecting ‘Display status’ and then Click on ‘Disconnect’

OpenVPN Connect: Installation

1- Download OpenVPN Connect client software:
https://openvpn.net/client-connect-vpn-for-mac-os/

2- Double-click on the .dmg file to start the installation

3- Double-click on the package icon to continue with the installation

4- Click on the “Continue” button

5- Click on the “Continue” button

6- Click on “Agree”

7- Click on “Install”

8- Type your username, password and click on “Install Software”

9- Click on “Close”. Whether you keep or not the software package installation file is up to you.

OpenVPN Connect: Configuration

1- Run the OpenVPN Connect Software.
(you can do that by using spotlight search (cmd+spacebar))

2- On the “Onboarding Tour” screen click on the upper right “X”

3- Click on “Agree”

4- Click on “OK”

5- Click on “File”

6- In your Finder, locate your ovpn configuration file that you have received as attachment by email from Europamente (Subject: ‘Your Europamente order is now complete’, Sender: sales@europamente.com). The filename in this example is “cl626321-1.ovpn”.

Drag and drop that file into this screen

7- Check “Connect after import” and then click on “Add”

8- You shall see this screen confirming you have successfully connected to the VPN network of Europamente

You’ll also see the OpenVPN icon at the top admin bar of your Mac at the side of the WiFi and Bluetooth icon.

OpenVPN Connect: Use

1- To open the VPN program OpenVPN you can search it on Spotlight (cmd+spacebar) and click in the result to open it.  

2- Click on the gray on-off button to connect to the VPN

3- You shall see this screen confirming you have successfully connected to the VPN network of Europamente

You’ll also see the OpenVPN icon at the top admin bar of your Mac at the side of the WiFi and Bluetooth icon.

4- To disconnect just go to the OpenVPN app, as pointed in step 1, and click on Disconnect or click on the green on-off button to disconnect from the VPN

Tunnelblick: Installation

1- Download the latest stable Tunnelblick app: https://tunnelblick.net/downloads.html

2- Double-click on the .dmg file to start the installation

3- Double-click on the app icon to continue with the installation

4- Click on “Open” button to accept the use of this app

5- Click on “Continue” button

6- Type your admin password and click OK

7- Succesfull installation message

Tunnelblick: Configuration

1- Click on “I have the configuration files”

2- Click on OK

3- To open the VPN program Tunnelblick you can search it on Spotlight (cmd+spacebar) and click in the result to open it.

4- In your Finder, locate your ovpn configuration file that you have received as attachment by email from Europamente (Subject: ‘Your Europamente order is now complete’, Sender: sales@europamente.com) and double-click on it.

5- A dialog will open and ask you if you want to install this VPN configuration only for your Mac user or for all users from your Mac. We recommend to install it only for your user. Other users can use a shared key or a unique key depending on the type of VPN you purchased from us.

6- Type your admin password and click OK

If this notice appears click on the checkbox and then on “Don’t use the plugin”

If this notice appears click on the checkbox and then on OK

7- Click on Connect.

Your VPN should be properly configured and start working now.

You will see a tunnel icon at the top admin bar of your Mac at the side of the WiFi and Bluetooth icon.

Tunnelblick: Use

1- To open the VPN program Tunnelblick you can search it on Spotlight (cmd+spacebar) and click in the result to open it.  

2 – Click on Connect.

Your VPN should start working now.

3- You will see a tunnel icon at the top admin bar of your Mac at the side of the WiFi and Bluetooth icon.

4- To disconnect just go to the Tunnelblick app, as pointed in step 1, and click on Disconnect

1- Usually all recent Linux distibutions natively support OpenVPN client by having the packages network-manager and network-manager-openvpn installed

• network-manager = network management framework (daemon and userspace tools)
• network-manager-openvpn = network management framework (OpenVPN plugin core)
• If not already present, use relevant package manager tool to install them (apt, yum, rpm, etc.)

2- The guide is has been performed on Linux Mint 19.3 Tricia (Ubuntu 18.04 bionic) on a WiFi Network Interface

Configuration

1- Right-click on the network interface (Wired/WiFi) to display the interactive menu

2- Within ‘VPN Connection’, select ‘Add a new VPN connection’

3- Choose ‘Import a saved VPN configuration’ and click ‘Create’

4- Select the ovpn configuration file that you have received by email from Europamente (Subject:’Your Europamente order is now complete’, Sender: sales@europamente.com) and that you have previously stored locally on your PC

(In current example, the file is called cl626321-1.ovpn and is stored in Downloads)

5- A new window pops up that shows the imported configuration. Click on save to store it

(You can change the connection name if you like. By default, it is the name of the file = ‘cl626321-1’ in current example)

6- Your VPN connection is now available to use

Use

1- To start the VPN connection, right-click on the network interface (Wired/WiFi) to display the interactive menu, select ‘VPN connection’ and check the VPN connection name that was configured previously 

2- The interactive menu will disappear and the network interface (Wire/WiFi) will be hidden by a wheel with a padlock while making the VPN connection. It should take less than 10 seconds depending of your internet connection

3- Once the VPN connection is made, the network interface (Wire/WiFi) is shown with a padlock on its side

4- Once connected, all your internet traffic is routed through the VPN

5- To stop VPN connection, right-click on the network interface (Wired/WiFi) to display the interactive menu, select ‘VPN connection’ and uncheck the VPN connection name

6- The network interface (Wire/WiFi) is back to its original state and shown without padlock

1- Look for ‘OpenVPN Connect’ available in App Store

2- Install OpenVPN Connect from App Store, launch it and agree with Terms and Conditions

Configuration

1- Launch OpenVPN Connect and select the ‘OVPN Profile’ method

2- In Import profile, choose the second item with ovpn attachement in an email

3- Select the ovpn configuration file that you have received by email from Europamente (Subject:’Your Europamente order is now complete’, Sender: sales@europamente.com)

(In current example, the file is called cl626321-1.ovpn)

4- Open the ovpn configuration file with OpenVPN Connect app with ‘Copy to OpenVPN’

5- Save the ovpn configuration profile with ‘Add’

(You can change the profile name if you like. By default, it is made of your server IP and the name of the file = ‘1.2.3.4/cl626321-1’ in current example)

6- Allow OpenVPN to add this configuration profile with ‘Allow’

7- Your VPN profile is now available to use

Use

1- To start the VPN connection, launch OpenVPN Connect, press the gray on/off switch of your OpenVPN profile

2- The on/off switch will change into small wheel in orange while making the VPN connection. It should take less than 10 seconds depending of your internet connection

3- Once the VPN connection is made, the on/off switch gets green, the status is ‘Connected’, incoming/outgoing network statistic are displayed and a small vpn icon is notified close to WiFi symbol 

4- Once connected, all your intenet traffic is routed through the VPN

5- To stop VPN connection, press the green on/off switch and confirm by ‘Ok’. The on/off switch gets back to gray, the status is ‘Disconnected’ and the small vpn notification icon has disapeared

1- Look for ‘OpenVPN Connect’ available in Google Play

2- Install OpenVPN Connect from Google Play

Configuration

1- Launch OpenVPN Connect and select the ‘OVPN Profile’ method

2- Allow OpenVPN to access files on your Android device that is needed to retrieve your configuration later on

3- Choose OVPN tab and browse your device storage to find the ovpn configuration file that you have received by email from Europamente (Subject:’Your Europamente order is now complete’, Sender: sales@europamente.com) 

(In current example, the file is called cl626321-1.ovpn and is stored in Downloads)

4- Select / check the ovpn configuration file and validate with ‘import’

5- Save the ovpn configuration with ‘Add’

(You can change the profile name if you like. By default, it is made of your server IP and the name of the file = ‘1.2.3.4 [cl626321-1]’ in current example)

6- Your VPN profile is now available to use

Use

1- To start the VPN connection, launch OpenVPN Connect, press the gray on/off switch of your OpenVPN profile

2- Allow OpenVPN to mount the VPN connection with ‘Ok’. The on/off switch will change into small wheel in orange while making the VPN connection. It should take less than 10 seconds depending of your internet connection

3- Once the VPN connection is made, the on/off switch gets green, the status is ‘Connected’, incoming/outgoing network statistic are displayed and a small key icon is notified on top of the screen 

4- Once connected, all your intenet traffic is routed through the VPN

5- Android System notification embeds OpenVPN menu where you can get statistics or get back to OpenVPN Connect

6- To stop VPN connection, press the green on/off switch and confirm by ‘Ok’. The on/off switch gets back to gray, the status is ‘Disconnected’ and the small key icon notification icon has disapeared 

7- To stop VPN connection, you could also press disconnect from Android System notification OpenVPN menu. The on/off switch gets back to gray, the status is ‘Disconnected’ and the small key icon notification icon has disapeared