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Install OpenVPN on a Mac
Jaimee Tempestas |
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Navigate to [vpn.showgroundsonline.com](//vpn.showgroundsonline.com)
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[[Enter your RDS Session credentials and click "Sign In" (This is the same username and password you use to login to Remote Desktop)]]
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[[Click on the icon under "OpenVPN Connect Recommended for your device:" This option should match up to the device you are using, in this case, we are on a Apple Macintosh machine.]]
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[[Find your downloads, you can either access your recent downloads through whichever internet browser you are using or you can go to your downloaded files on your computer.]]
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This button allows you to run the program from Chrome, but you can easily run it while in the Downloads folder of your Mac.
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You will need to know which chipset your device is running on since there is a significant enough difference between the hardware. To check which version to download, click on the Apple logo at the top left of your screen and click "About This Mac" in the dropdown:
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Doing this will open a popup with the hardware details for the device you are using. In this instance, we are using an M1 Mac Mini, which will require the "Apple Silicon chip" below. Close the page after noting the hardware.
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[[When you open the download, it will open a screen for you to choose and installer based on the hardware of your device (see steps above). In this case, we will need to install the "Apple Silicon chip" Installer (on the right in this instance).]]
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The "Install OpenVPN Connect" Installer will open once the download finishes from the step above.
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Click "Continue" to begin the installation steps.
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Click "Continue" after reading the terms of service.
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Click "Agree" after reading and accepting the licensing agreement.
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Choose whether to install on all users of the device.
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Click "Install" to begin the installation.
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[[The step below does require Administrative access. If you are not the administrator on your particular device, you will need to have the administrator of the device continue with the process.]]
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The final step is to enter the administrator password to finalize changes.
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Click "Close" to finish the install.
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The program will ask whether or not you would like to keep the installer program on your device. It is highly recommended that you keep the file, just in case.
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Open OpenVPN, the easiest way to do so is by first opening the Finder app on the Mac's Application Dock (mine is situated on the left hand of the screen where as the default is at the bottom of the screen).
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Once the Finder window opens, click on the "Applications" folder on the left of the window:
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