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--- anleitungen:openvpn:windows_en [2020/04/07 19:50] – angelegt Agnieszka Swierczynska
+++ anleitungen:openvpn:windows_en [2025/06/12 09:11] (aktuell) – [OpenVPN configuration under Windows] Agnieszka Swierczynska
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 =====OpenVPN configuration under Windows=====
-To configure the OpenVPN client under Windows, please either follow the short or the detailed instructions.
+**From 21.06.2025, the new configuration file must be used. You update it as described at the bottom of this page.**\\
+**The new configuration requires OpenVPN version > 2.5.**
+For an OpenVPN client configuration under Windows, please either follow the short guide or the detailed guide.
-=====Quick Start Guide=====
+=====Short Guide=====
-  * Install the current OpenVPN package from [[http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/downloads.html|here]]
+  * Install the current OpenVPN package from [[https://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/downloads.html|here]]. **Note:** Don't choose a version with the label '...beta...' in the name. You may have to scroll down.
-  * Start OpenVPN using the desktop icon
+  * Start OpenVPN using the desktop icon (Once started, you will find the icon on the **right** in your task bar)
   * Download the file [[https://noc.rub.de/download/openvpn/RUBvpn_Standard.ovpn|RUBvpn_Standard.ovpn]] and import it using the OpenVPN icon in the task bar
-  * Establishing and closing a connection is done by right-clicking on the symbol in the task bar
+  * Establishing and closing a connection is done by right-clicking on the symbol **right** in the task bar
-If you can't establish a connection, you will find the [[https://noc.rub.de/web/faq|FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions]] here
+**Note:** If you see red marked lines during the connection establishment, this is not a safe indication of connection errors.\\
+In case that no connection is established, you will find the [[https://noc.rub.de/web/faq|FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions]] here.
-=====Detailed Instructions=====
+=====Detailed Guide=====
 ====Software download====
-Please download the current OpenVPN package for Windows from the following (official) address:
+Please download the current OpenVPN package for Windows from the following (official) address (don't choose a version with the label '...beta...' in the name. You may have to scroll down.):
-  * [[http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/downloads.html]]
+  * [[https://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/downloads.html]]
 Select the latest version of the installer for your operating system and download it.
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 ====Installation====
-A double click on the downloaded file starts the installation of the OpenVPN client. You will now be guided through the installation steps:
+A double click on the downloaded file starts the installation of the OpenVPN client. You will now be guided through the individual installation steps:
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-Normally, you can simply accept the default settings:
+You can accept the default settings:
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-In the following the installation is ended:
+Finally, the installation is completed.
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-You can uncheck //Show Readme// in the last step.
+You can uncheck //Show Readme// on the last page. Then you do not have to close the Readme file after the installation.
 ====Configuration====
   * Download the following file: [[https://noc.rub.de/download/openvpn/RUBvpn_Standard.ovpn|RUBvpn_Standard.ovpn]] -- save it in your download directory
+  * As soon as OpenVPN has been started, the icon appears on the **right side** of your task bar. From here you can operate the program.
   * Right-click on the OpenVPN icon in the task bar and select //Import File...//
   * Select the configuration file you just downloaded to import it. This should be confirmed with the message //File imported successfully//.
-If you can't download the configuration file or if it is opened directly in the browser window, you can download it via the context menu (opens by right-clicking on the download link) and then via "Save target as". There are cases (or browsers) that do not offer this option. In this case you have to use a different browser.
+If you cannot download the configuration file or if it is displayed directly in the browser window, you can download it via the context menu (opens by right-clicking on the download link) and then via "Save target as". There are cases (or browsers) that do not offer this option. In this case you will have to use a different browser.
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-====Connect/Disconnect====
+====Connecting and disconnecting====
-To start the tunnel, do the following:
+To start the OpenVPN connection, do the following:
-  * If you have not already done so, start the OpenVPN client using the icon on your desktop. The small OpenVPN symbol now appears in the task bar.
+  * If you have not already done so, start the OpenVPN client using the icon on your desktop. The small OpenVPN symbol now appears on the **right side** in your task bar.
   * Right-click on it and select //Connect// to start the connection.
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 ====Update configuration====
-It is necessary to delete old configuration files, preferably before you import a new one. To do this, go to the following two folders and, if available, delete all configuration files:
-C:\Users\*NUTZERNAME*\OpenVPN\config (Please make sure that you select the user name that has administrative rights.)
+Download the current configuration file here [[https://noc.rub.de/download/openvpn/RUBvpn_Standard.ovpn|RUBvpn_Standard.ovpn]].
-C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config (Select the hard disk on which you have installed OpenVPN, it does not necessarily have to be called "C:".)
+It is necessary to delete old configuration files, preferably before you import a new one. To do this, go to the following two folders and, if available, delete all configuration files:
+  * C:\Users\*USERNAME*\OpenVPN\config (Please make sure that you select the user name that has administrative rights.)
+  * C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config (Select the hard disk on which you have installed OpenVPN, it does not necessarily have to be called "C:".)
 Then import the current configuration file again via the context menu (right-click on the OpenVPN icon on the right in the task bar) via "Import files".
-====Häufig gestellte Fragen====
+====Frequently Asked Questions====
-In dem Fall, dass keine Verbindung aufgebaut wird, gelangen Sie hier zu den [[https://noc.rub.de/web/faq|FAQ - Häufig gestellte Fragen]]
+In case that no connection is established, you will find the [[https://noc.rub.de/web/faq|FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions]] here
+Many thanks to Michael Szybko and a reseach group of the faculty of chemistry and biochemistry for the translation of this page.