Post by Admin on Sept 7, 2017 15:25:10 GMT
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Set up NordVPN OpenVPN on Linux Ubuntu via Network Manager
1. Open Terminal, Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal.
2. Install network-manager-openvpn by typing in Terminal:
sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn-gnome
Press Enter (Enter password if it needed).
3. You will be prompted: Do you want to continue? Y/n Type Y and hit Enter.
4. Once installation is complete, restart Network Manager by typing:
sudo service network-manager restart
Press Enter.
5. Network-manager is now running. Now download OpenVPN configuration files package from: .ovpn file package@ nordvpn.com/api/files/zip and CA & tls-auth certificate file package: CA and TLS certificates@ nordvpn.com/api/static/ca_and_tls_auth_certificates.zip and extract them.
6. Click on the double arrow button at the top right of the screen and then select Edit Connections... from the drop-down.
7. You will be prompted to choose a connection type. Select Import a saved VPN configuration... and click on Create...
8. You will be prompted a window to select a file that you would like to import. Please navigate to a folder where you have extracted the configuration files and select one of the files from the list and click Open. You can check what file corresponds which server at NordVPN server list@ nordvpn.com/servers .
9. In the popped window select VPN tab.
GENERAL
Gateway: an IP or the hostname of the server (usually the server IP is already set in).
AUTHENTICATION
Type: Password;
User name: Your NordVPN username;
Password: Your NordVPN password;
CA Certificate: select a corresponding .crt file to the server which you are setting up, from the certificate file which you have downloaded previously.
Click on Advanced...
10. Open TLS Authentication tab.
Subject match: leave blank;
Verify peer (server) certificate usage signature: check and select Server;
Use additional TLS authentication: check;
Key file: select a corresponding .key file to the server which you are setting up, from the certificate file which you have downloaded previously;
Key direction: 1.
Click Ok and Save the configuration.
11. Now click on the double arrow button at the top right of the screen again and then select VPN connections from the drop-down. Select the server which you have set up and click on it.
Congrats! You are connected to VPN. In NordVPN's site you can check if the connection works well for you. Refresh the website and check if the status is shown as Secured. Until next time friends!
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1. Open Terminal, Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal.
2. Install network-manager-openvpn by typing in Terminal:
sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn-gnome
Press Enter (Enter password if it needed).
3. You will be prompted: Do you want to continue? Y/n Type Y and hit Enter.
4. Once installation is complete, restart Network Manager by typing:
sudo service network-manager restart
Press Enter.
5. Network-manager is now running. Now download OpenVPN configuration files package from: .ovpn file package@ nordvpn.com/api/files/zip and CA & tls-auth certificate file package: CA and TLS certificates@ nordvpn.com/api/static/ca_and_tls_auth_certificates.zip and extract them.
6. Click on the double arrow button at the top right of the screen and then select Edit Connections... from the drop-down.
7. You will be prompted to choose a connection type. Select Import a saved VPN configuration... and click on Create...
8. You will be prompted a window to select a file that you would like to import. Please navigate to a folder where you have extracted the configuration files and select one of the files from the list and click Open. You can check what file corresponds which server at NordVPN server list@ nordvpn.com/servers .
9. In the popped window select VPN tab.
GENERAL
Gateway: an IP or the hostname of the server (usually the server IP is already set in).
AUTHENTICATION
Type: Password;
User name: Your NordVPN username;
Password: Your NordVPN password;
CA Certificate: select a corresponding .crt file to the server which you are setting up, from the certificate file which you have downloaded previously.
Click on Advanced...
10. Open TLS Authentication tab.
Subject match: leave blank;
Verify peer (server) certificate usage signature: check and select Server;
Use additional TLS authentication: check;
Key file: select a corresponding .key file to the server which you are setting up, from the certificate file which you have downloaded previously;
Key direction: 1.
Click Ok and Save the configuration.
11. Now click on the double arrow button at the top right of the screen again and then select VPN connections from the drop-down. Select the server which you have set up and click on it.
Congrats! You are connected to VPN. In NordVPN's site you can check if the connection works well for you. Refresh the website and check if the status is shown as Secured. Until next time friends!
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