China is known for having some of the strictest internet censorship laws in the world. The Chinese government uses The Great Firewall of China to restrict access to information and monitor the internet traffic of its citizens.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to set up PureVPN connection in China. This is an alternative way of connecting to PureVPN that will come in handy if the PureVPN VPN app does not perform as expected.
Things to Consider:
Before you begin, please make sure that:
You have a working internet connection
Mac Supported Device.
A Premium PureVPN account (If you haven’t bought yet click here to buy)
Find your VPN credentials for manual configuration.
Locate the installation package in the Downloads or Recent folder on your Mac
To start the installation process, double-click on the Tunnelblick installation package in your Downloads or Recent folder
Double-click the Tunnelblickicon in the next window.
Confirm the action by pressing Open
Set your preferences for the Tunnelblick app and click Continue
Click I have configuration files. You downloaded these earlier
Click OK
Now open the Downloadsfolder on your Mac and locate the configuration files you already downloaded
Open the Tunnelblick app by clicking on the Tunnelblick icon in the menu bar
You will now need to install the configuration file. Click on the configuration file in your Downloads folder and drag it to the Configurations area in the Tunnelblick app
The following pop-up will show up, select Only Me
You may need to enter your admin credentials to perform this action. Enter your Mac admin account password and pressOK
The configuration files that you just installed will appear in the Configurations section of the Tunnelblick app
To connect to a VPN location, click on the configuration file of a specific location. Then press Connect
Enter the PureVPN credentials and click OK. You will see a pop-up window showing the connection status in the top-right corner of your screen. It will stay yellow while connecting
Then it will turn green once the connection is successful. To disconnect from the VPN, click the Disconnect button
Please use following optimized DNS servers for OpenVPN:
Go to downloads folder of your browser to see the status of the file being downloaded.
Once the download is complete, click on the downloaded file to install the application
You will be asked for permission to install the application (depending upon your ‘install from 3rd party preferences’ – make sure to allow the installation)
Click on the + icon at the top right corner of OpenVPN connect to upload the .ovpn file
Add profile name – if you wish to
Select the downloaded .ovpn file in order to upload it on OpenVPN connect application
Select tick from top right corner in order to convert config. file
Click on the recently added .ovpn file in order to connect
You will see a statement detailing the information requested in order to setup the VPN connection. Tap Ok and continue to proceed
Enter VPN username (purevpn0sxxx) and its respective password
VPN is connected. You can begin surfing with freedom and security!
Note: Only OBF based .ovpn servers will connect on the OpenVPN GUI provided above. The files for OBF based .ovpn are shared on this link
OBF Solution:
China’s OBF solution is live. It’s live from the application on the following locations only: