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--- anleitungen:openvpn:windows_en [2020/04/09 11:37] – 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=====
+**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.
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 =====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
-In case that no connection is established, 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 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.):
   * [[https://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/downloads.html]]
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 ====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//.
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 ====Connecting and disconnecting====
 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\*USERNAME*\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]].
+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:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config (Select the hard disk on which you have installed OpenVPN, it does not necessarily have to be called "C:".)
+  * 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".