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  1. Double click the "OpenVPN GUI" icon on your desktop, or on your start menu.



  2. OpenVPN will now be running in the background, and can be seen on the Windows task bar (generally bottom right) of your screen.



  3. Right click on the OpenVPN icon and select "Import file..." 



  4. Locate the OpenVPN configuration file provided to you by your Supervisor / Manager,  select it in the file explorer window, and click "Open".

  5. OpenVPN has now been configured. 

Connecting OpenVPN

  1. Check if OpenVPN is already running on the Windows task bar.


  2. If it isn't running double click the "OpenVPN GUI" icon on your desktop, or on your start menu to start OpenVPN.

  3. Right click on the OpenVPN icon on the Windows task bar, and select "Connect".




  4. In the popup box enter the provided VPN username and password, then click "OK".



  5. The VPN will then connect (this can take up to 10 seconds) and the popup box will disappear once connected.

  6. You can verify you are connected to the VPN by checking the OpenVPN icon on the Windows task bar is green. 



  7. You are now connected to the VPN, and can access the dialler web portal in your Google Chrome web browser, with the details provided by your Supervisor / Manager.