Windows Installation

Step 03 : What do the Different Configurations do?

You will have noticed several configuration options from the drop-down menu. This is probably the most important part of the setup since failing to understand what each configuration does may prevent you from getting the most out of BolehVPN.

In a nutshell, there are 5 main types as shown in the table below:

	Proxied	Fully Routed	Surfing/ Streaming	TCP443Server	CloakRouted
Location of Servers	Netherlands Switzerland Germany	Canada Luxembourg Switzerland United Kingdom Sweden Netherlands Hong Kong	United States United Kingdom	Switzerland	Netherlands Hong Kong United States United Kingdom
Best Used For	P2P Routing specific connections through the VPN Hiding Location	Secure P2P Surfing Anonymously Data Security Hiding Location	Surfing Anonymously Data Security Accessing/streaming geo-specific Content (Hulu, Pandora, etc) Hiding Location	Bypassing Firewalls	Cloaks VPN traffic to look like normal traffic Used in restrictive countries such as China and Iran
Protection	128-bit Blowfish SSL
Additional Setup	Programs need to be configured to use SOCKS Proxy	Not Required		Programs need to be configured to use SOCKS Proxy	BolehVPN-GUI Cloaked version needs to be used.

Each of these configurations have their distinct purposes, therefore it is important to read through this section carefully to utilize this service to its maximum extent.

BolehVPN is one of the few VPN providers that offer such wide range of options all in one package.

a. Proxied

Proxied-All, Proxied-Netherlands, Proxied-Switzerland, Proxied-Germany

Server locations: Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland

All these configurations are in a proxied setup which means you will need to set up your softwares before using the VPN. Any software that is not configured will go through your regular unprotected internet connection. Proceed to Step 4 to learn how to set up your softwares when you are ready.

Pros

• Does not affect other latency sensitive applications like MSN/surfing/gaming therefore you can do all your other tasks without feeling any slowdown. VPNs in general add latency to your connection.
• Works well for most purposes and well seeded torrents
• If properly configured, an interruption of your connection to our VPN servers will not leave you exposed.

Cons

• You will not be fully connectable and will appear as firewalled. This is inevitable as it uses a proxy. This might reduce your ability to connect to peers and is relevant when the seeder/peer ratio is bad or there are very few people on the torrent. This also gives you LowID with Emule
• Requires the program you wish to pass through the VPN to have SOCKS Proxy support and be configured appropriately.
• Some programs due to faulty programming do not use the VPN proxy exclusively and may still use your regular connection for certain connections. Therefore this is not suitable for those who wants complete privacy.
• Slightly higher overhead due to usage of a SOCKS proxy.

b. Fully Routed

FullyRouted-All.ovpn, FullyRouted-Canada.ovpn, FullyRouted-Luxembourg.ovpn, FullyRouted-Switzerland.ovpn, FullyRouted-UK.ovpn, FullyRouted-Netherlands.ovpn, FullyRouted-HongKong.ovpn

Server locations: Canada, Luxembourg, Switzerland, United Kingdom

'Fully Routed' is different where all your data is automatically routed to the VPN. This means everything including surfing, internet messengers (MSN) and any other softwares that requires internet-connection will have go through the VPN.

You do not need to configure your programs to use the VPN if you use BolehRoute.

Pros

• Offers a high degree of privacy/security for your internet enabled applications
• Painless setup since once you are connected to the VPN; you need not configure anything else
• May work better with poorly seeded trackers

Cons

• Increases latency/lag on all other applications that means surfing, MSN and everything else that uses the internet will have a longer reponse time due to the additional route your internet connection has to take.

c. Surfing/Streaming

US-SurfingStreamingTCP.ovpn, US-SurfingStreamingUDP.ovpn

Server locations: United States, Hong Kong

The Surfing/Streaming servers CANNOT be used for P2P but is especially good for streaming US or Hong Kong-only content such as Hulu, Pandora, Veoh and such.

Note that there is also an US-SurfingStreamingTCP option that is intended only for people with firewalls that do not allow UDP connections. Please stick with US-SurfingStreamingUDP if possible as it is faster and more stable unless absolutely necessary.

Specifying a proxy is unccessary. It works similarly as the 'Fully Routed' configurations where you could just connect and start surfing!

However certain internet-enabled programs might not work while this setting is applied.

d. TCP443Server

TCP443Server.ovpn

Server location: Luxembourg

The TCP443server is a configuration to bypass corporate/campus firewalls. This should be only used if you are unable to connect to our servers due to a firewall. This works on majority of the firewalls but there are still setups out there that can block it.

This configuration is proxied, meaning you would need to configure your software to use proxies in order to divert the traffic through the VPN. You can see this is done in the next step.

e. CloakRouted

CloakRouted-HK.ovpn, CloakRouted-Netherlands.ovpn, CloakRouted-UK.ovpn, CloakRouted-US.ovpn

Server location: Netherlands, Hong Kong, United States, United Kingdom

In order to bypass the strict internet firewall in countries such as China and Iran, we have prepared the CloakRouted configuration which requires a different client BolehVPN-GUI Cloak version. Users from other countries should have no need for this.

After connecting, there is no need to setup your programs.

 

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