How do I use emnify's OpenVPN solution on an iPhone?

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Joseph Johnson

• August 19, 2024 12:07

Does anyone have some useful instructions on how to connect to emnify's OpenVPN server using an iPhone? 

I would like to run the OpenVPN client on an iPhone so that I can ping and log into the device with the emnify SIM. 

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  Jorge Merino

  • August 19, 2024 13:55
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  Hi,

  We don't have an official guide, but you can do the following:

  In the emnify portal:

  

  1. Go to the Integrations menu
  2. Scroll down to the Secure Connection section, add a new one, and select OpenVPN
  3. Select the MacOS tab (There is no difference with iOS)
  4. Click on Download client.ovpn
  5. Select the file that adapts to your region. For this guide, we are choosing eu-west-1

  Please ensure that the Breakout Region in the Service Policy assigned to your devices matches the file you have downloaded. In this case, we need to assign eu-west-1 to the service policy:

  

  Now, open with any text editor (e.g. TextEdit in Mac)  the .ovpn file you have downloaded, and locate the following line:

  

  and delete ~/openvpn/credentials.txt, leaving only auth-user-pass:

  

   

  Save the .ovpn file and send it to your device. Then store the file in your device.

  In your iOS device:

  1. Install OpenVPN Connect from the AppStore
  2. Open the Files app and locate the .ovpn file you just saved. click on the Share icon and share it with the OpenVPN app

  

  OpenVPN will show the following dialog:

  

  Click on Add, install the profile, and then you can connect your OpenVPN client using the Username and Password of the user

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