Install and Configure Tunnelblick (macOS)

To access vSphere/NSX-T, you must install Tunnelblick VPN client software on your Mac and establish a VPN connection.

This topic explains how to install and configure the Tunnelblick VPN client software on your Mac to connect to your Private Cloud via VPN.

Tunnelblick is a free graphical user interface for OpenVPN for macOS.

Prerequisites:

  • You have administrator rights.

  • You have logged in on your local PC.

Port

Protocol

1194

UDP

443

TCP

Download Tunnelblick

Download the VPN client software Tunnelblick.

Note: We recommend you download the latest stable version.

Install Tunnelblick

  1. Open the installation file. The file name of the installation file has the following format:

    Tunnelblick_x.x.x_build_xxxx.dmg

    Example: Tunnelblick_3.8.1_build_5400.dmg

  2. Double click on the Tunnelblick app. The following message will be displayed:

  3. Click on Open.

  4. Enter the password of the administrator account.

  5. Click on I have configuration files. The window Add configuration is being displayed.

  6. Click OK.

Download Configuration File

To configure the OpenVPN client software, you need the *.ovpn file. To download this file, please proceed as follows:

  1. Open the Cloud Panel.

  2. To download the configuration file, click VPN in the section Private Cloud.

Configure Tunnelblick

  1. Open the Downloads directory.

  2. Click on the folder you have downloaded.

  3. Double-click the file with the .ovpn extension. Example: vpn_4fq1e_1.ovpn

  4. Click on Only for this user.

  5. Enter the password of the administrator account. The configuration will be installed.

  6. Open Tunnelblick.

  7. In the menu bar at the top of the screen, click on the Tunnelblick icon.

  8. Click on VPN details.

  9. In the navigation bar on the left, under Configurations select the configuration you have imported.

  10. Click on Settings.

  11. In the Set DNS/WINS list, select the setting Do not set nameserver.

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