How to Set Up Unlocator VPN "OpenVPN" Manually on Ubuntu Linux
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- Find your Unlocator VPN account information
- In order to set up an openVPN connection, you need to use a server configuration file, your username and password found in your Unlocator account under the VPN tab.
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You can locate these pages by following these steps:
- Go to My Account
- Locate the VPN tab in the bottom-left corner of the page
- To view your Email and Password: Choose VPN Account Info. visit this page
- Choose the server that you want to use and click on TCP or UDP OpenVPN Configuration file and the download will start. visit this page
- You might want to keep these pages open so you could easily copy the info to be used in step 7.
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- Right-click on the downloaded file, and select Extract Here.
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Launch Terminal and download OpenVPN Network Manager on Ubuntu by running the following command.
sudo apt-get install -y network-manager-openvpn-gnome
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- Click on the Network Manager icon in the menu bar. The icon may be in the shape of two arrows, a WiFi signal, or two computer screens.
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Click Edit Connections.
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Click the Add button.
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Select Import a Saved VPN configuration from the drop-down menu.
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Click the Create button.
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Browse for the extracted archive and select any desired server config file, and then click Open.
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Enter your Unlocator VPN username and VPN Pass (from Step 1).
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Click Save, and then Close on the next window.
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Click on the Network Manager icon again, and then click on your newly created connection under VPN Connections sub-menu.
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You will then be connected and will get a successfully established connection notification.
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- Navigate to http://whatismyip.network to confirm that your IP and location have been updated.
