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Network: Synology Set up OpenVPN on Windows

Last Updated 7 years ago

To set up OpenVPN connections on Windows, follow the steps below:

Export configuration file from the OpenVPN tab on VPN Server. Unzip the exported file, which contains ca.crt, openvpn.ovpn, and README.txt.
Download and install OpenVPN from http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/downloads.html/
The default folder for the installation is C:\Program Files\OpenVPN
Open “openvpn.ovpn” and replace “OPENVPN_SERVER_IP” with your NAS IP address.
Place “ca.crt” and “openvpn.ovpn” in the folder C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config
Use an administrator's account to launch OpenVPN and activate the connection

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