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How to Setup PureVPN on Freebox

Mar 07, 2018
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Having the ability to be used as a seedbox (250go HDD), the Freebox V6 is the most advanced ISP box available in France. Couple that with an FTP and Newsgroup client, and you have a powerful content-accessing machine in your hands.

How to Setup Freebox VPN

You can make the most of your ISP box with PureVPN. Learn how you can configure PureVPN on your Freebox using the PPTP or OpenVPN protocol.

Find your VPN credentials for manual configuration.

To find your VPN credentials log into the PureVPN member area. Click 👉 here to visit member area.

  • Login to the Member area using your PureVPN registered email address and password.
  • On subscriptions tab scroll down to be able to view your VPN credentials.
  • You will be able to see and copy your VPN credentials.
  • Note down your PureVPN username and click on Eye icon to make your password visible and use it in the manual configuration.
Freebox (PPTP)

Please note that this tutorial is based on Freebox OS 2.1.

  • Connect to link from the local network (Wifi, CPL or Ethernet) or from an external network
  • Enter password
  • Click Parametres de la Freebox in the user interface.
  • Click Mode avance tab and then Client VPN
  • Go to the Configuration VPN tab and click Ajouteruneconnexion
  • Descriptioncan be anything you want such as PureVPN PPTP.
  • Type de serveur VPN (VPN server type):Choose PPTP from the drop-down menu
  • Nom d’hôte(Hostname):Enter your Gateway (PPTP server) (Use the server provided in the above note)
    1. Germany: de1.pointtoserver.com
    2. Netherlands: nl1.pointtoserver.com
    3. United Kingdom: ukl1.pointtoserver.com
    4. United States: usil1.pointtoserver.com
    5. United States: ustx1.pointtoserver.com
    6. United States: usca1.pointtoserver.com
    7. United States: usfl1.pointtoserver.com
    8. United States: usny1.pointtoserver.com
    9. United States: uswdc1.pointtoserver.com
    10. Australia: au-sd1.pointtoserver.com
  • Nom d’utilisateur Mot de passe. Enter your PureVPN credentials. Here is how you can find your VPN credentials.
  • Mode de chiffrement (Encryption mode):Choose 128 bits and check MS-CHAPv2
Freebox (OpenVPN)

To establish an OpenVPN connection, please click this link and download the VPN configuration files:

  • To configure the OpenVPN connection, please unzip openvpn files first.

Description: As per your choice e.g. PureVPN OpenVPN

Type de serveur VPN (VPN server type): Go to the drop-down menu and choose OpenVPN.

Nom d’utilisateur Mot de passe. Enter your PureVPN credentials. Here is how you can find your VPN credentials.

Fichier de configuration (Configuration File): Click on Parcourir and browse for the VPN config.zip file you downloaded and unzipped earlier. Choose either UDP or TCP files and select a server file that you wish to connect to.

  • To check whether the connection has established or not, go to the Etat de la connexion VP tab, to verify.
  • Feel free to use the comments section below to add something that you think we have missed. Also, let us know if this tutorial worked for you.
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2 Comments

  1. orezza says:

    bonsoir
    les fichiers tunnelblick-files.zip ne sont pas bons pour configurer openvpn sur ma free box revolution
    que faut il faire
    merci

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