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Connecting via VPN (Windows)

Follow this guide to privately access your server from your Windows device using a VPN.

Prerequisites

Contents

WireGuard

  1. Obtain a WireGuard config file for your device.

    • StartTunnel: Follow instructions here
    • Router: Follow your router’s instructions.

  2. Install WireGuard from the official website.

  3. Click “Import tunnel(s) from file” and select the file you downloaded above.

    Import tunnel

    Import tunnel

  4. Your VPN tunnel will have been created and visible conveniently in the WireGuard app where you can click to activate it via the ‘Activate’ button.

    Import tunnel

OpenVPN

  1. OpenVPN Connect from the official website.

    Install OpenVPN client

  2. Download the configuration file from your router’s OpenVPN server.

    Get OpenVPN setting from Router

  3. Import the configuration file and enter the necessary authentication settings you chose or were default on your OpenVPN Server on your router

    Import config OpenVPN client

  4. Depending on how you’ve configured your OpenVPN server, you may need to add a username and password before you hit Connect.

    Password for config OpenVPN client

  5. Once set up, click on the name of the profile allows you to connect and disconnect. You can edit the profile from the icon to its right.

    Connected