![]() Going through the steps presented in this tutorial, will assure that you will be connecting through a VPN connection. The VPN connection will show in the Network menu in your Systray: This is the last step in order to complete the configuration. User key password - Leave blank as no additional password is needed Ĭonfirm the new changes / settings with the green button labeled with "Add". User Private key - is located in the folder which was previously named ZenMate on your desktop (client.key) User Certificate - is located in the folder which was previously named as ZenMate on your desktop (client.crt) Password - This is the password that was generated for you in your Account Dashboard ĬA certificate - is located in the folder which was previously named as ZenMate on your desktop (ca.crt) Username - This is the username that was generated for you in your Account Dashoard Gateway - The field will already come filled in (if otherwise the Gateway is found described as: Server in your Account Dashboard when generating or occupying a slot with the Linux configuration) Name - This will be a name that will be assigned to each VPN connection (if you will make more than one set-up) ![]() With the new pop-up window displayed, the following changes will need to be accomplished: *You will need to locate the openvpn.ovpn file which was included in the *.zip document which was previously downloaded. Right click the Network icon in the upper right corner of the systray and choose the Settings menu:Ĭhoosing Network > VPN and the + sign will open a new window where you can import the openvpn.ovpn document as downloaded earlier and simply choose: Import from file. TIP: You may be required to enter your Linux account password – please do so and although there may be no visual queues that you’re typing something, you can indeed enter the password and confirm with Enter.ĭirectly on your desktop, create a new folder and for ease of use, let's name it: ZenMate (while the name is not relevant) and extract the contents of the *.zip archive(mentioned earlier) into the folder which we named ZenMate. Sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn Installing and/or updating the packages for OpenVPN and Network Manager respectively, is done via Terminal and a set of command based parameters: Installing OpenVPN and Network Manager are the next steps that need to be handled in order to manage a sucessful configuration. It will be a good idea to occupy a new slot in your ZenMate account that will correspond to the additional configuration. TIP: Needing a new configuration for a different country, will mean that the existing set-up will be overwritten and it this will or may cause the existing configuration in your Linux distribution to malfunction. ![]() Openvpn.ovpn - This is your OpenVPN configuration file TIP: opening a text editor of your choosing and saving the Username and Password is a good idea!Ĭonfirm the choices by pressing: Download Configurationĭownload configuration will start a new download trough your browser with a *.zip archive which will contain the following 4 items:Ĭa.crt - This is the certificate of the certification authorityĬlient.crt - This is the user certification fileĬlient.key - This is your private key file Server Group: TCP or UDP (what choice you may go for is up to your needs) ![]() Country: This will be the country where the IP will be from when connecting to the VPN via Linux Protocol: Choosing OpenVPN is the first step The below guidelines will provide a wider perspective all of which exemplified with a screenshot: The Account Dashboard will need your input for selecting the preferred choices - where the purpose of this tutorial is aiming, OpenVPN needs to be selected. *This will occupy a slot in your ZenMate account with the credetials that will need to be used in the manual configuration within the Linux set-up. Press on "My Devices" > choose the Linux logo > Create Login Credentials This link will take you directly to the Login page to your Account Dashboard. Log in the ZenMate Account Dashboard with the account information that was delivered to you via e-mail after the purchase is completed. While Linux belongs to an open source platform, please know that what is reflected in this tutorial, may not reflect in newer releases with the Linux distribution or packages that may be released after this tutorial. *Disclaimer: While the process is documented as extensive as possible, some technical understanding is needed. Ubuntu 18.04 and the same steps may apply for older or newer Ubuntu releases. Ubuntu 13.1 is needed, whereas in this tutorial, the demonstration is for
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