To set up an OpenVPN client on Windows:
1. Install OpenVPN client on Windows
*An OpenVPN client on Windows is called OpenVPN GUI.
*Download it from
Community Downloads | OpenVPN and install the client.
*The default installation directory is C:\ProgramFiles\OpenVPN.
2. Run OpenVPN GUI as administrator.
3. Edit VPNConfig.ovpn and replace YOUR_SERVER_IP with public IP of your DiskStation.
*If your DiskStation is behind a router, replace YOUR_SERVER_IP with the router's IP.
*Remove # before "redirect-gateway def1" to route all client traffic (including web-traffic) through this VPN Server.
4. Put VPNConfig.ovpn into the config subdirectory under OpenVPN directory
(ie. C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config\).
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To set up an OpenVPN client on Mac:
1. Install OpenVPN client on MAC
*An OpenVPN client on Mac OS X is called Tunnelblick.
*Download it from
Google Code Archive - Long-term storage for Google Code Project Hosting. and install the client.
2. Launch Tunnelblick.
3. Click Create and open configuration folder button; a Finder window will appear with the configuration folder.
4. Edit VPNConfig.ovpn and replace YOUR_SERVER_IP with public IP of your DiskStation.
*If your DiskStation is behind a router, replace YOUR_SERVER_IP with the router's IP.
*Remove # before "redirect-gateway def1" to route all client traffic (including web-traffic) through this VPN Server.
5. Put the files of VPNConfig.ovpn into the configuration folder.
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To set up an OpenVPN client on Linux:
Please refer to the official documentation provided by
OpenVPN
Community Resources | OpenVPN for more information.