

MacOS 10.5-10.12 OpenVPN Autoconnect Setup Tutorial (Tunnelblick) Troubleshooting Finding VPN logs

If you want the OpenVPN to be always connected on macOS and reconnected on system restart using Tunnelblick application, please follow this tutorial: Click on its icon on the top panel (on the right, near the clock - in the shape of the tunnel), choose " Connect ". Now you need to connect OpenVPN via Tunnelblick. Once StrongVPN is connected, you will get a confirmation message.ġ1. Select either "All Users" or leave " Only Me" as default. Tunnelblick will ask for what users do you want to install configuration. In this case, use Control-Click and " Open With" > "Tunnelblick".ĩ. Note: If you have other OpenVPN Client applications installed (like Viscosity or Shimo) they may open the config file instead of Tunnelblick. Open the configuration file from the folder and double click on its icon for that.

Access your Downloads folder and find the OpenVPN config file earlier downloaded from the Customer Area in Step 1. Do not launch the application now as you do not have any config file installed and you may be confused by the Tunnelblick behavior in this case. You will get the confirmation message that the app has been successfully installed. Provide your Mac OS username and password to install the application.ħ. Click the Open button on the security warning to confirm that you trust the application.Ħ. Double click on the icon to install the application.ĥ. Click on the Downloads icon to find the Tunnelblick application in the list and open it.Ĥ. Click on the link for the latest stable release.ģ. Open your preferred browser and access Tunnelblick’s website. If you need to sign up for an account, please click here or at the JOIN NOW link at the top right of this page.Ģ. Before getting started with the setup, you need to obtain the OpenVPN file + credentials from your Customer Area. The demonstration below was obtained at a macOS 10.14.4 machine.ġ. This guide will help you set up and connect to a StrongVPN OpenVPN server through Tunnelblick software.
