OpenVPN Setup

OpenVPN Setup : Windows XP
- Install OpenVPN client from
- Select and download the OpenVPN config files:
- Unzip n.gfwvpn.com.zip and copy config files (ca.crt, client.ovpn, ta.key) to folder C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config\
- Start the OpenVPN GUI shortcut on your desktop. Right click OpenVPN icon on the system tray area and click "connect" button to use your username and password for connection
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- Tips: how to save the username & password for OpenVPN.(This step is optional, not required)
Create a txt file with name pwd.txt. In the pwd.txt, write your username at the first line, and password at the second line.
Copy the pwd.txt to folder X:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config\, the same folder with (ca.crt, client.ovpn, ta.key).
Then edit the client.ovpn, search and find auth-user-pass, and change it from auth-user-pass to auth-user-pass pwd.txt
In this way, you don't have to type username & password every time connect the OpenVPN.

OpenVPN Setup : Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8
- Install OpenVPN client from
- Select and download the OpenVPN config files:
- Unzip n.gfwvpn.com.zip and copy config files (ca.crt, client.ovpn, ta.key) to folder C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config\ (For 64bit Windows, it's C:\Program Files(x86)\OpenVPN\config\)
- Right click the "OpenVPN GUI" shortcut on the Desktop, and click Properties. Then select "Run this program as an administrator".

- Start the OpenVPN GUI shortcut on your desktop. Right click OpenVPN icon on the system tray area and click "connect" button to use your username and password for connection
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- Tips: how to save the username & password for OpenVPN.(This step is optional, not required)
Create a txt file with name pwd.txt. In the pwd.txt, write your username at the first line, and password at the second line.
Copy the pwd.txt to folder X:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config\, the same folder with (ca.crt, client.ovpn, ta.key).
Then edit the client.ovpn, search and find auth-user-pass, and change it from auth-user-pass to auth-user-pass pwd.txt
In this way, you don't have to type username & password every time connect the OpenVPN.