Introduction
If you’re working off-site you might find that you need access to resources that are stored on the Landscape Ontario (LO) network. To access these files you will have to connect to LO’s Virtual Private Network (VPN).
This guide will show you how to install and configure OpenVPN to be able to connect to LO’s VPN.
Requirements
This guide assumes that OpenVPN isn’t installed or configured yet. If it is, please see the How to Connect to the LO Network Remotely from Windows guide.
In order to set up access to LO’s VPN you will need the following:
- OpenVPN Installer
- OpenVPN Certificate
Steps
Installing OpenVPN on your system
To start, send an email to Support and request an OpenVPN Certificate for the LO VPN.
You won’t need the certificate until near the end of this setup guide, but it may take a bit of time to obtain.
Download the correct OpenVPN Installer for your Windows 7/8/8.1/10 system.
Save the OpenVPN Installer to your desktop and run it.
If prompted with a Security Warning or User Access Control window click Run.
Follow the installer prompts
Verify that all basic and advanced settings are correctly selected before continuing.
Select where you want to install OpenVPN. The default location C:\Program Files\OpenVPN is fine.
While installing you may need to install TAP – this is required.
You should now have a shortcut to the OpenVPN GUI
Configuring OpenVPN to connect to the LO network
When you receive your VPN certificate it will be an ovpn-file.
Download this file and save it to C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config
Connecting to the LO network
To be able to connect and disconnect from the LO network follow the How to Connect to the LO Network Remotely from Windows guide found in the How-To Instructions menu under Working Remotely.