I am absolutely confused now... I have successfully set up OpenVPN server on a RaspberryPi unit running on my home network. It works well with the Android OpenVPN Connect client. Now I want to install a [u]client[/u] for Windows7 so I can connect my Windows laptop when I am traveling. But I cannot find any OFFICIAL [u]client[/u] software for Windows, all I find are SERVER installs.... [url=https://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/downloads.html]This page[/url] does not list any client software as far as I can tell... Have I misunderstood completely the way OpenVPN works? Must I install the server in order to be able to use the client? Surely there must be a CLIENT-only available for Windows too??? I have found an [url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/securepoint/]OpenVPN client on sourceforge[/url] but since it is not hosted on openvpn.net I don't trust it. What can I do to [u]use[/u] OpenVPN on Windows7???

I just created a [url=https://sites.google.com/site/raspberrypitricks/]Google Sites page[/url] summarizing what I did to accomplish the installation.

How can I make the OpenVPN client on Windows7 [u]remember the login password[/u] for the connection? Right now I have to every time remember the (long) password and type it into the connection box....

Need an OpenVPN CLIENT for Windows7

BobAGI

I am absolutely confused now...
I have successfully set up OpenVPN server on a RaspberryPi unit running on my home network.
It works well with the Android OpenVPN Connect client.

Now I want to install a client for Windows7 so I can connect my Windows laptop when I am traveling.
But I cannot find any OFFICIAL client software for Windows, all I find are SERVER installs....
This page does not list any client software as far as I can tell...

Have I misunderstood completely the way OpenVPN works? Must I install the server in order to be able to use the client?
Surely there must be a CLIENT-only available for Windows too???

I have found an OpenVPN client on sourceforge but since it is not hosted on openvpn.net I don't trust it.
What can I do to use OpenVPN on Windows7???

BobAGI

debbie10t wrote The server and Client for OpenVPN Community Edition are the same installation.

OK, I started out with this but felt it was too much for a client, really.

Which options in the install dialog do I enable in order ONLY to install the client???
I see all these (pity there is no way to add a screenshot to posts in this forum):
- OpenVPN User-Space Components
- OpenVPN Service
- TAP Virtual Ethernet Adapter
- OpenVPN GUI
- OpenVPN File Associations
- OpenSSL Utilities
- OpenVPN RSA Certificate Management Scripts
- Add OpenVPN tp Path
- Add Shortcuts to Start Menu
- Dependencies
- OpenSSL DLLs
- LZO DLLs
- PKCS#11 DLLs

Everything except two is selected by default.
There should be a user question like this:
"Do you want to install the OpenVPN server or Client or both" and then the installer would select appropriate components..

As it is now I have absolutely no idea which components pertain to the Client versus Server installations.....

BobAGI

Finally found a vpntutorials page that uses the 2.3.x installer.
It is for Windows8 but it generally outlines how to proceed and where to put the certificate file etc.

I used it and after it was done I tested OpenVPN client connection from another network and it connected just fine!

So I am done, but I think that the tutorial on the OpenVPN website needs to be reworked. This one for Windows shows installer software that is not available anymore....
Very confusing!!!

BobAGI

I just created a Google Sites page summarizing what I did to accomplish the installation.

BobAGI

How can I make the OpenVPN client on Windows7 remember the login password for the connection?
Right now I have to every time remember the (long) password and type it into the connection box....