Your FoxyProxy accounts come with both proxy and VPN service.
These instructions explain how to connect to your VPN accounts using a method called OpenVPN. It is more complicated than IPSec VPN and PPTP VPN. IPSec VPN is the preferred way to use your VPN account. Only use these instructions if IPSec does not work for you.
- To establish a VPN connection, click on the Tunnelblick icon in the menu bar and in the appeared menu click on the selected profile. Once the connection is established, you will see a green-colored pop-up message from Tunnelblick. Note: For increased security and privacy, we recommend enabling the Kill Switch option in Tunnelblick.
- To set up SaferVPN with Tunnelblick on your Mac, you will first need to download SaferVPN OpenVPN configuration files from here. Find the location(s) you want to connect to (e.g., USA East, Germany etc.), then download and save the.ovpn file(s) to your Downloads folder.
- The Tunnelblick download should be mounted as a disk, and the root directory focused in Finder. Type your Mac username and password when prompted for administrator credentials. Click on the OK button to continue to the next step. You should provide the administrator credentials for your mac whenever prompted to do so.
- MacOS - OpenVPN Tunnelblick Setup Guide Download the latest stable release. If you are using a pre-release version of macOS then you may need to download the beta release. Unless your version of macOS is not supported by the current stable release we always recommend using the stable release.
TunnelBlick is the name of the free, open-source client for FoxyProxy/OpenVPN connections. You must download and install it to connect to your VPN account using the OpenVPN protocol
AppState OpenVPN Tunnelblick for Mac.If you’ve had the previous version of ASU Tunnelblick installed you’ll need to remove the old configuration before installing the new one. 1.) Click on the Tunnelblick icon in the menu bar and select “VPN Details ” 2.) Select the old ASU OpenVPN configuration in the left hand panel.
Step 1: Download the app called TunnelBlick here
a. This will download the package Tunnelblick_3.6.5_build_4566.dmg to your computer. Click on it to start the installer.
b. The package window will open revealing the installer. Double-click the Tunnelblick.app icon to begin installation.
The package window will open revealing the installer.dmg
Step 2: Launching Tunnelblick
a. A dialog box warning you that the application was downloaded from the internet and requiring your approval to continue. Click on Open.
b. An approval of the installation by entering your Mac username and password. Type your username and password, and then click OK.
c. The installation will complete. You’ll then see a dialog asking you if you want to launch Tunnelblick now. Click on launch to start Tunnelblick.
Step 3: Add a configuration
a. A dialog box that says “Welcome to Tunnelblick” appears. This dialog is designed to help you get started with Tunnelblick configuration. Since FoxyProxy provides you with the configuration files to use Tunnelblick, you can click the “I have configuration files” button.
b. Simply click the “Done” button here.
3) You’ll see the Tunnelblick icon appear in the status window next to your username and the Spotlight icon. (Right corner of the screen)
Tunnelblick icon
Step 4: Download and Install OpenVPN configuration
a. From the FoxyProxy Control Panel, go to the Actions menu and download the OpenVPN configuration file. If you have any trouble downloading the file, contact FoxyProxy Support and we’ll be glad to email it to you.
Double-click the file (*.ovpn) to install it into TunnelBlick. If you get an error from TunnelBlick, first quit TunnelBlick (click icon in status area and select Quit TunnelBlick) then double-click the *.ovpn file.
Your file won’t be called server.ovpn, but it will have the .ovpn file extension.
b. In the dialog box, select “Only Me” when choosing which users to allow to use this OpenVPN configuration.
c. Enter your Mac OS X username and password to authorize installing the OpenVPN configuration.
d.You should receive a notification that the profile was installed successfully. Click OK.
Step 5: OpenVPN settings
a. Click the Tunnelblick icon in the status area and select VPN Details.
b. In the main Tunnelblick interface, make sure the Server profile is selected. Set the OpenVPN version to 2.3.6. Make sure the “Monitor network settings” and “Keep connected” checkboxes are checked. Click the Advanced button at the bottom.
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c.In the profile’s Advanced Settings dialog, select the “While Connected” tab. Check the “Route all traffic through the VPN” checkbox. Then close the Advanced Settings.
Step 6: Connect to OpenVPN
a. There are two ways to connect to the OpenVPN server.
One way is in the main Tunneblick dialog box. You can click the Connect button there:
The other way is to click the TunneBlick icon in the status area and select Connect Server.
b. You will be prompted to provide your OpenVPN username and password. These are the credentials provided to you by FoxyProxy. You can choose to save the credentials in the keychain if you wish.
c. After providing your credentials, you should see a series of screens next to the TunnelBlick icon in the status area. It should end with “Connected” in a GREEN text color. The connection can take up to 30 seconds to complete.
Confirm You’re Connected
Tunnelblick Mac Ovpn File
To confirm you’re connected to the VPN, visit https://getfoxyproxy.org/geoip and ensure it shows a different location and IP address than you expect.
Tunnelblick Mac Openvpn Config
Disconnecting
Tunnelblick App
Click the OpenVPN icon in the status area and select “Disconnect”.
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Tunnelblick helps you control OpenVPN® VPNs on macOS. It is Free Software that puts its users first. There are no ads, no affiliate marketers, no tracking — we don't even keep logs of your IP address or other information. We just supply open technology for fast, easy, private, and secure control of VPNs. Tunnelblick comes as a ready-to-use application with all necessary binaries and drivers (including OpenVPN, easy-rsa, and tun/tap drivers). No additional installation is necessary — just add your OpenVPN configuration and encryption information. To use Tunnelblick you need access to a VPN server: your computer is one end of the tunnel and the VPN server is the other end. For more information, see Getting VPN Service. Tunnelblick is licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 and may be distributed only in accordance with the terms of that license. OpenVPN is a registered trademark of OpenVPN Inc. |