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Mac OSX Tunnelblick / OpenVPN Setup

 

Tunnelblick is the Mac version for the popular VPN software called OpenVPN.

 

Part 1 - Setting up your config file(s)

 

1. Save the config files we went you in your welcome email
and extract the folder called 'config' to your desktop:

2. Open the config file(s)
Double click onto the 'config' folder to open it.

 

 

Part 2 - Installing Tunnelblick

1. Download Tunnelblick
You can download the latest stable release for OS X 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6 from tunnelblink website here: http://code.google.com/p/tunnelblick/wiki/DownloadsEntry

If you need any help please do let us know

 

All other version can be downloaded from the Tunnelblick project page here: http://code.google.com/p/tunnelblick/wiki/DownloadsEntry

2. Begin the installation process
Double click the downloaded .dmg file. An icon for a 'Tunnelblick' will appear on the desktop and a window similar to the following will open.

Double click the Tunnelblick.app icon.

3. Confirm install
Click the 'Install' button to copy Tunnelblick to your hard drive.

4. Installation complete
Once installation has completed a new window will appear, click the 'Launch' button.

5. Tunnelblick Icon
Tunnelblick will now start running, the icon will be on your taskbar.

6. Quit Tunnelblick
Click onto the Tunnelblick icon and select 'Quit Tunnelblick' in order to finalize the installation.

Part 3 - Configuring Tunnelblick

1. Open the config files
Double click onto to the 'Config' folder on the desktop to display the files.

2. Open the Tunnelblick Configurations folder
You now have to locate the Tunnelblick 'Configurations' folder. This is usually found in:
~/Library/Application Support/Tunnelblick/Configurations - or
Places/(Computer Name)/Library/Application Support/Tunnelblick/Configurations

3. Insert the config files
Once you have located the 'Configurations' folder you can drag the three MissMySoaps config files out of the config folder, into the Configurations folder. You can also delete any sample configuration files that already exist in the Configurations folder. All you need to have in the Configurations folder are the three MissMySoaps config files and possibly a Launch Tunnelblick shortcut.

4. Create a Shortcut (Optional)
Drag the 'Launch Tunnelblick' shortcut file to the desktop if you would like to create a Tunnelblick shortcut. You can now close the 'config' and 'Configurations' windows.

 

Part 4 - Running Tunnelblick

1. Launch Tunnelblick
To launch Tunnelblick, double click the 'Launch Tunnelblick' shortcut on the desktop or double click 'Tunnelblick' from within the Applications folder.

2. Tunnelblick launched
Tunnelblick will launch in the menu.

3. Connect to MissMySoaps through Tunnelblick
Click onto the Tunnelblick icon and select 'Connect'. You can also click 'Details' for a more detailed view of the connection procedure.

3. Connected!!
When the Tunnelblick icon changes to a tunnel you are connected.

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Optional Settings and Configuration

Connecting to multiple VPNUK servers
You can put more than one .ovpn file into the Configurations folder. Tunnelblick interprets each .ovpn file in the Configurations folder as a configuration file for a different connection; each of the connections will be available in the drop down menu and shown as a separate tab in the 'OpenVPN Log' window.

Automatically starting Tunnelblick upon login
Tunnelblick was designed as a persistent menu icon that survives reboots. To this end, it inserts itself into the login items when it is started and only removes itself from the login items when you choose Quit from the menu or Command-Q from the 'OpenVPN Log' window. So if you just log out, shut down, or restart your computer, or it crashes, the next time you log in, Tunnelblick will automatically start. If you do not want Tunnelblick to start automatically, quit Tunnelblick before you log out, shut down, or restart.

Automatically opening a VPN Connection when Tunnelblick starts
You can specify that a connection automatically be opened when Tunnelblick starts by putting a check in the 'Automatically connect on launch' checkbox for that connection. The checkbox is located on the connection's tab in the 'OpenVPN Log' window.

Uninstalling Tunnelblick
To uninstall Tunnelblick, move Tunnelblick.app from the Applications folder to the Trash. Other than the preferences and configuration files described in "File Locations", there are no other files installed -- OpenVPN, the tun/tap kernel extensions, and up/down scripts are contained within the Tunnelblick.app package and are loaded only when needed directly from there. Tunnelblick may store passphrases or passwords in the Keychain at the user's request.

 

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