GL.iNet Router OpenVPN Manual Setup
The OpenVPN generator is only available for Premium customers. Freemium users can use OpenVPN only through the PrivadoVPN app 1. Generate and download the OpenVPN configuration file for the preferred location . 2. Next, access your router's web interface by entering the router's gateway IP address into the a…
What is OpenVPN?
OpenVPN is one of the most popular and strongest encryption protocols for virtual private networks (VPNs). This is one of several VPN protocols that you can choose to use with PrivadoVPN.
What is the Difference Between UDP & TCP?
Have you ever heard of UDP or TCP? These protocols are responsible for sending pieces of data, commonly known as packets, across the Internet. You may have come across UDP and TCP when setting up your router or installing firewall software. If you’re someone who prioritizes Internet privacy, you may have even seen th…
iOS OpenVPN Manual Setup
This type of connection is available only for premium subscriptions. Download and install the OpenVPN Connect client from the App Store. Download the OpenVPN server configuration files from . Open the location where you saved the ovpn_config.zip file, then proceed to extract the files. Each server…
Android OpenVPN Manual Setup
*Manual OpenVPN setup is available to Premium users only. **Freemium users can connect to OpenVPN protocol via the PrivadoVPN app . 1. Download the OpenVPN Connect client from the Play Store. 2. Generate and download the OpenVPN configuration file (TCP) for the preferred location . 3. Launch th…
How Does OpenVPN Work?
OpenVPN was invented by James Yonan and published under the GNU General Public License (GPL). It engages in key exchange through the TLS/SSL protocol. It can be used through firewalls and network address translations (NATs). There are several possible ways for peers to authenticate each other using OpenVPN. Wh…
How to generate a Wireguard or OpenVPN configuration file for manual setups
The generator is only available for Premium customers. Freemium users can use OpenVPN and Wireguard only through the PrivadoVPN app Important: Premium account supports up to 10 connections. As a result, downloading more than 10 configuration files will deactivate older configurations, downloaded before these 10. …
MacOS OpenVPN Manual Setup (Tunnelblick)
*Manual configuration is available to Premium users only. **Please note that we are not affiliated with Tunnelblick and can only provide support for our configurations. 1. Download and install Tunnelblick, an open-source OpenVPN client: . * You can find the downloaded file in your browser Downloads folder o…
What do the three letters in the OpenVPN files mean?
The three letters in our OpenVPN configurations correspond to airport codes. This helps us to shorten the file names while helping to identify the general location of servers. You can search the three-letter airport code to find the general server location. ex: "yyz airport" = Toronto Pearson Airport in Ontario,…
pfSense OpenVPN Manual Setup
*Manual configuration is available to Premium users only. This guide is for a fresh install of pfSense version 2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64) built on June 02 2020 and will work with any version 2.4+ For this guide we have the WAN Gateway (WANGW) set to 192.168.0.60 with the Upstream gateway 192.168.0.1 and the LAN i…
