2. Installation of OpenVPN

OpenVPN is the program that establishes an encrypted connection from your PC to our servers. It is fully open source and is guaranteed to be free from any form of spyware/malware.

These instructions are for Windows users (2000/XP/Vista/7)

Table of Contents

Step 1: Installing OpenVPN

Step 2: Enabling Compatibility for WIndows Vista or Windows 7

Step 3: Extracting the Configuration Files

Step 4: Connecting to the VPN

Step 1 Installing OpenVPN

1. Download the OpenVPN 2.1.1 here.
2. Install OpenVPN, just use default settings for everything. Please read the instructions below carefully or you may encounter problems!
3. Note: Sometimes on Windows 2000/XP, there can be an error in installing the TAP driver. This is sometimes caused by a bug by a missing registry entry. To rectify this if you are getting errors in the installation with reference to the TAP driver, follow this link.

Step 2 Enabling Compatibility for Windows Vista or Windows 7

This step is for Windows Vista or Windows 7 systems only. Windows 2000/XP can skip this step and move to Step 3.

1. Browse to C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin
2. You will see openvpn.exe and openvpn-gui.exe.
3. Right click on them, click on Properties, Go to the Compatibility Tab and check 'Run as Administrator' for BOTH files.
4. If you have disabled UAC, you can skip the above steps.
   

Step 3 Extracting the Configuration Files

Save the RAR file attached to your subscription e-mail onto your desktop.

Open the RAR file containing 7 files. If you don't have a program that can extract these files, you may download one from 7zip.

Extract all of these files into your C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config folder or wherever you installed your OpenVPN.

IMPORTANT: If you are using Vista or Windows 7, you may have to extract the configuration files to your desktop first. After extracting to your desktop, cut/move those files into C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config and click OK to the Permissions Prompt that comes up.

Step 4 Connecting to the VPN

Start OpenVPN-GUI. You can do this by clicking on Start > Programs > OpenVPN > OpenVPN GUI.

Please note that OpenVPN by default assumes that Windows is installed in C:\Windows. If you have installed in a different location, please click on this link for further instructions.

Just for testing purposes, to make sure you can connect, just select BolehRoute and then click Connect.

Wait till the light turns green. Give it a few minutes (usually less) as it looks for a free server for you to connect.

You are now connected to BolehVPN! You can verify this by visiting this site which should give you an IP address that is either in the UK or in Luxembourg.

Now please disconnect the VPN before moving on to the next step which will explain what the 4 different configurations do.

If you having issues connecting to the VPN, you might want to disable any firewalls (software or router based).

We find that sometimes disabling the firewall may not even be enough and requires a complete uninstall of the firewall. If you wish to keep your firewall enabled, just make sure to give the necessary privileges to allow OpenVPN through by making the necessary exceptions.

Next: What do the Different Configurations do?

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