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How to Setup PureVPN on Cent OS

Feb 04, 2020
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If you’re having a hard time setting up PureVPN on Linux Cent OS supported devices, here’s a guide on how you can do it in the right and easiest way. Connect and stay secure on the web.

Things to Consider:

  1. You have a working internet connection
  2. Linux Cent OS Supported Device.
  3. A Premium PureVPN account (If you haven’t bought yet click 👉here to buy)
Find your VPN credentials for manual configuration.

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

  • Login to the Member area using your PureVPN registered email address and password.
  • From manage account section, go to the Subscriptions tab.
  • On Subscription 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 the Eye icon to make your password visible and use it in the manual configuration.
PPTP Configuration Guide for Cent OS
  • Go to the Applications option and search and open the Terminal.
  • Now you need to install PPTP Type the following three commands one by one:
1. sudo yum update
2. sudo yum install epel-release
3. sudo yum install NetworkManager
4. sudo yum install NetworkManager-pptp-gnome
  • When you finish the commands, logout/login is required. (Or preferably, restart the system)
  • Select the following options:
    1. Click Network Connection Icon
    2. Go to Wired Connected and select Wired Settings
  • Click the + icon to add a VPN connection and select Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) option.
  • When the new window appear, complete the fields as below
  • Enter Connection name: PureVPN
  • Insert your desired server address in VPN Server. (Please refer to the server addresses shared in the note above).
    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
  • Enter your PureVPN credentials. Here is how you can 👉find your VPN credentials.
  • Click Advanced option.
  • Now, select the following:
    1. MSCHAP
    2. MSCHAPv2
    3. Allow BSD data compression
    4. Allow Deflate data compression
    5. Use TCP header compression
  • Click OK and then click Add from the top right corner.
  • Enable your VPN by swiping the toggle button.
  • You are now connected!
  • You can turn off the VPN connection by swiping the toggle button Off.
L2TP Configuration Guide for Cent OS
  • Go to the Applications option and search and open the Terminal.
  • Now, you need to install L2TP Type the following three commands one by one:
1. sudo yum update
2. sudo yum install epel-release
3. sudo yum install NetworkManager
4. sudo yum –enablerepo=epel-testing install NetworkManager-l2tp-gnome
  • When you finish the commands, logout/login is required. (Or preferably, restart the system)
  • Now, select the following options:
    1. Click Network Connection Icon
    2. Go to Wired Connected and select Wired Settings
  • Click the + icon to add a VPN connection and select Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) option
  • When the new window appear, complete the fields as below:
  • Enter Connection name: PureVPN
  • Insert your desired server address in VPN Server. (Please refer to the server addresses shared in the note above).
    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
  • Enter your PureVPN credentials. Here is how you can 👉find your VPN credentials.
  • Go to the IPsec Settings…
    1. Check the Enable Ipsec tunnel to IPsec host
    2. Pre-shared key: 12345678
  • Go to Advanced… option, then enter the following details:
    1. For phase 1= 3des-sha1-modp1024 and
    2. For phase 2 = 3des-sha1
  • Check the Disable PFS option.
  • Click OK
  • Go to the PPP Settings… button.
  • Only allow the following options:
    1. MSCHAP
    2. MSCHAPV2
    3. Allow BSD data compression
    4. Allow Deflate data compression
    5. Use TCP header compression
  • Click OK and then click Add button from the top right corner.
  • Enable your VPN by swiping the toggle button.
  • You are connected now!
  • You can turn off the VPN connection by swiping the toggle button Off
OpenVPN Configuration Guide for Cent OS
  • You will get a prompt asking what to do with the ZIP archive, select Save File and click OK. It should be downloaded to your Downloads directory.
  • Go to your Downloads directory, right click the ZIP archive and select Open With Archive Manager
  • Extract the files.
  • Rename the Extracted file as openvpn
  • Next step is installing the config files. Installing config files requires sudo privilege. Copy and paste the contents of the Zip file to directories that override Selinux, such as /etc/ and /opt
  • Follow the steps below when Selinux does not allow Network-Manager to access certificate files that are needed by OpenVPN. Click Applications at the top left of the screen, type Terminal in the search field to open the Terminal application.
  • In order to copy the extracted files to /opt/ partition, first change your directory to Downloads.
  • Run the following commands step by step:

sudo su

cd Downloads/

1. sudo yum install epel-release
2. sudo yum install openvpn
3. sudo yum install NetworkManager-openvpn-gnome
4. mkdir -p /etc/openvpn
5. sudo cp -rp openvpn /opt/
6. sudo chmod 644 openvpn/*
7. sudo chmod -R 755 /etc/openvpn/client.
  • Go to the Downloads directory, copy the openvpn folder and paste it under the etc >openvpn>client folder.
  • Select the following options:
    1. Click Network Connection Icon
    2. Go to Wired Connected and select Wired Settings
  • Click the + icon to add a VPN connection and select Import from File Option option.
  • Go to the newly created directory with config files in the openvpn folder under /etc/openvpn/client. Select the desired file with .ovpn extension.
  • Click Open button.
  1. Enter Connection name: German-TCP (Here we use German-TCP, you can change it any other name)
  2. Select Type: Password from drop down menu
  3. Enter your PureVPN credentials. Here is how you can👉 find your VPN credentials.
  4. Click Folder icon from the Certificate folder and add the ca.crt.crt file.
  5. Click Apply
  • Connect to PureVPN now. Select the VPN connection you have created. Toggle on the button to connect the VPN.
  • You are connected to VPN now!
OpenVPN Configuration Guide for Cent OS 8
  • First, open the web browser (Firefox) and download the PureVPN OpenVPN configuration files from👉 this link then Save and Extract them.
  • Go to the Terminal window and install OpenVPN client. Type the following commands one by one:
1. sudo yum -y update
2. sudo yum install epel-release
3. sudo yum install openvpn
4. sudo yum install NetworkManager-openvpn
5. sudo yum install NetworkManager-openvpn-gnome
  • Now Select the following options:
  • Click Wired Connection
  • Go to Networks
  • Click the + icon to add a VPN connection and select Import from file… option to upload an OpenVPN profile.
  • Go to the folder where you have downloaded the OpenVPN files and select your desired .ovpn file to connect.
  • When the new window appears, complete the fields as below:
  • Insert Connection name: PureVPN
  • Insert Gateway: (already selected/entered)
  • Connection Type: Password from drop down menu
  • Enter your PureVPN credentials. Here is how you can👉 find your VPN credentials.
  • CA Certificate: Already uploaded.
  • Сlick Add button.
  •  Now go to the Wired Connections option and under VPN Connections click on the Connect button to activate the VPN connection.
  • You are connected to PureVPN now!
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