You’ll need to know if you are running a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows. Press ⊞ Win+Pause and look for the “System type” entry.
You can find these configuration files on your VPN service’s Support page. The config files may come packaged in a ZIP file. If you can’t find the configuration files, you may still be able to connect. See Step 9 of this section.
Make sure OpenVPN isn’t already running before starting it this way.
Start OpenVPN and enter the IP address or hostname of the server. [2] X Research source Enter your username and password when prompted. Select your profile if prompted. Select “Always” when prompted to accept the certificate.
Select “Open Private Configurations Folder”. This will open a new finder window. Drag and drop all of your configuration files into the folder that opens.
You’ll be prompted for your administrator password the first time that you connect to the server.
Open the Terminal and type sudo apt-get install openvpn. Enter your administrator password to start installing.
The files will typically come in a ZIP archive. Extract the files to an easy-to-access folder.
openvpn –config configFile. ovpn
