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OpenVPN Setup Via GUI in Ubuntu 18 - IPVanish

This document provides step-by-step instructions for setting up OpenVPN on Ubuntu 18 via the graphical user interface (GUI) to connect to IPVanish VPN. The steps include downloading and extracting the IPVanish OpenVPN configuration files, installing necessary packages, importing a configuration file, and connecting to VPN through the network manager. Additional details like selecting a server location and entering login credentials are also covered. Once set up is complete, users can connect and disconnect from IPVanish VPN directly from their desktop environment.

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OpenVPN Setup Via GUI in Ubuntu 18 - IPVanish

This document provides step-by-step instructions for setting up OpenVPN on Ubuntu 18 via the graphical user interface (GUI) to connect to IPVanish VPN. The steps include downloading and extracting the IPVanish OpenVPN configuration files, installing necessary packages, importing a configuration file, and connecting to VPN through the network manager. Additional details like selecting a server location and entering login credentials are also covered. Once set up is complete, users can connect and disconnect from IPVanish VPN directly from their desktop environment.

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OpenVPN Setup
via GUI in Ubuntu
18
Serena
 4 days ago · Updated

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The following is required for OpenVPN


to work on Ubuntu 18:

A working installation of Ubuntu


18 (This guide uses Ubuntu 18.04.1
LTS version)
A device with internet access
A secure IPVanish VPN connection
(Don’t have one? Sign up here!)
Follow the steps below to
configure IPVanish OpenVPN in
Ubuntu:

1. Choose an administrator-enabled
account and login to your main desktop.
Select and click the Terminal icon from
the screen.
2. You will be redirected to a Terminal
window, spawning a new shell, waiting
for further input. Confirm that the
terminal window is in focus, and enter
the following command:

cd Documents/

Press the Enter key.


3. Enter the following command in the
terminal window:

 wget
https://www.ipvanish.com/software/config
s/configs.zip

This will download and save the IPVanish


OpenVPN configs zip file from our
repository. Hit the Enter key and
proceed to the next step.
4. Unzip the configs files into your
Documents directory by entering the
following command:

unzip configs.zip

Tap the Enter key.


5. The previously entered commands will
unzip the downloaded configuration
files. It will be shown in the terminal
window, similar to what is shown in the
screenshot below. Read the output, and
report any error messages to our
support team. After the download is
complete, and the prompt appears,
move to the next step.
6. Next, we need to install a mandatory
package required to import and use the
OpenVPN config files we downloaded in
step 4 earlier. This package will allow us
to import the config file(s) via the
graphical user interface (GUI) very easily.
Installation of the package can be
achieved by providing the following
command:

sudo apt-get install network-manager-


openvpn-gnome

Hit the Enter key and continue to the


next step.
7. Type your Ubuntu 18 password and
hit the Enter key. Observe for any error
messages in the resulting output, and
report them to our support team for
further assistance. Once the prompt
appears, the terminal may be closed.
8. Navigate to the home screen and click
on the Network icon in the top right of
the screen as shown below. A menu
showing Wired Connected option will
appear. Click on the Wired Settings
option.
9. Click the Add (+) button below the title
VPN and move on to the next step.
10. The Add VPN window will pop-up,
click on the drop-down menu and select
Import from file… tab.

11. Select your preferred OpenVPN


configuration file downloaded earlier
from your Documents folder. For our
example, we are selecting the 'ipvanish-
AU-Sydney-syd-a01.ovpn' item. The
servers can be selected based on your
preferences. Our server naming format
is Country-Location-Server address.
Once the configuration file has been
chosen, click the Open button in the top-
right corner.
12. In the following window, the
previously selected OpenVPN config file
will have been imported into the
Network Manager as an unsaved
session. Confirm the server address in
the Gateway field, and enter your
credentials into the Username: and
Password: fields. Select Store the
password for all users option in the
password field. Confirm the IPVanish CA
certificate is labeled as
'ca.ipvanish.com.crt'. Once you've
entered all required details, click on the
Add button on top right of the window.
13. With your new OpenVPN
configuration installed, you should see
the newly created IPVanish OpenVPN
session listed in the main selection area
of the VPN menu. Click the VPN slider
switch to activate the VPN to connect to
IPVanish.
14. You can also connect or disconnect
the VPN from your homescreen as
shown below.
To confirm that your IP address has
changed to an anonymous and private
IPVanish IP, open your favorite web
browser and visit http://ipchicken.com.

If you need any further assistance,


please contact our support team.


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