OpenVPN Android setup - you will need for this
If you search in the PlayStore for "OpenVPN", you will find that there are for Google's operating system a variety of on OpenVPN-based VPN programs.
- For starters, you should choose the official Client OpenVPN Connect choose on your Smartphone or Tablet, install.
- To be able to through OpenVPN to connect to a VPN Server, you also need one or more corresponding OpenVPN profile files. These files with the file extension OVPN you should get from your VPN provider is provided.
OpenVPN on Android setting up
OpenVPN on Android set up - so go ahead
- You will have to copy the OVPN file(s) to the SD card of your Android device.
- Start OpenVPN Connect and tap the top right icon with the three dots to open the menu.
- Select "Import" and then "Import Profile from SD Card".
- Navigate to the directory on your SD card where you have the. OVPN files are stored. Select the desired file.
- You now have the opportunity, your user name and password for the VPN connection, enter and save.
- Via the Button "Connect" establish a connection directly to the VPN.
- The connection request is from Android confirm with "OK".
- The selected profile should contain no Client-certificate, you can either go without such a Fort or one of the Android Keychain to select it.
So, check your VPN connection
- As soon as a connection to the VPN Server, shows you OpenVPN Connect is an Overview with Details about the connection time or the transmitted data packets.
- In addition, a key icon appears in the menu bar of Android.
- In addition, you can use the page www.wieistmeineip.de visit to check, whether the connection is successfully established, it was. When you get there, the IP address of the VPN server, everything worked. Also, you have the possibility to determine the connection speed.
Incidentally, you can also without additional Software a VPN connection in Android to set up. How to do this, we will show you in our next practice tip.
