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Configuring Orbi 753 for Open VPN
I found this post which exactly explains my problem,"The smartphone OpenVPN setup zip file generated by the Netgear system creates 4 files. There is no way to open these files directly in the iPhone...
Thanks for the replies. I’m trying this on an iOS platform and I’ve tried to get the files to open with the Open VPN app and it’s a no go.
Kdepot wrote:
get the files to open with the Open VPN app and it’s a no go.
According to OpenVPN, the iOS app wants one file with an extension ovpn.
The discussion is in terms of creating files on MacOS and transferring them to iOS, but the central theme is "one file named *.ovpn".
I sincerely think it would be worth a few minutes to go back and generate the 'smartphone' configuration file again.
I have tried multiple times downloading the file client.ovpn, transfering to my iPad and opening with the OpenVPN app and every time it just says, fails to parse profile: ca.crt, client.crt, client.key
I don't understand the discussion on combining the files into one. When I open them with a text editor, the formats don't quite match the example on the page you suggested and I'm not knowledgeable enough to figure out how to cominne the file, although I did try unsuccessfully.
Kdepot wrote:
I have tried multiple times downloading the file client.ovpn, transfering to my iPad and opening with the OpenVPN app and every time it just says, fails to parse profile: ca.crt, client.crt, client.key
Perhaps we are describing different files. On my Orbi, on the web interface, advanced tab, advanced settings menu, I select VPN Service and get a page that looks like this:
I click on the button "For Smart Phone", which causes the Orbi to download a file to my PC titled smart_phone.zip. Inside that file is one text file called smart_phone.ovpn. I extract that ovpn file and transfer it to my smart phone (or tablet). I never get anything called "client.ovpn".
If this is the method you are using to get the ovpn file, then Netgear must have changed something.
Yes, Netgear has changed something, or the app for iOS is not working, but it doesn't work and combining files is not user friendly for the majority. Hopefully they will fix something.