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Setting Up PrivateVPN OpenVPN connection on Your macOS device

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Setting Up PrivateVPN OpenVPN connection on Your macOS device

OpenVPN – Viscosity

Step 1

Download Viscosity from http://www.sparklabs.com/downloads/Viscosity.dmg
Run the downloaded file.

Step 2

Drag Viscosity onto the application icon to install.

Setting Up PrivateVPN OpenVPN connection on Your macOS device

Step 3

Enter your Mac user password.

Enter your Mac user password

Step 4

Go to applications and start Viscosity.
On the question on if you’re sure about open the file, click on “Open”.

Go to applications and start Viscosity

Step 5

Click on the Viscosity icon and select Preferences…

Viscosity and Preferences

Step 6

Download the configurations files for OpenVPN here: PrivateVPN-TUN.zip
Extract the files some place on your hard drive.

Download the configurations files for OpenVPN

Step 7

Click on “+” -> Import Connection -> From File…

Import Connection

Step 8

Browse to location were you saved configuration files and select privatvpn and then click Open.

Browse to location were you saved configuration files

Step 9

Click on the Viscosity icon and select a server you want to connect to.

Select a server you want to connect to

Step 10

Enter your user name and password for PrivateVPN.

Enter your user name and password for PrivateVPN on macOS

Step 11

Connected!

Connected to PrivateVPN OpenVPN
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