How to Setup PureVPN on OpenELEC

OpenELEC supports OpenVPN and PPTP VPN protocols. Let’s check out the configuration for PPTP protocol

1 From System, click on OpenELEC

2 Click on Network then click on “Add new VPN configuration“

3 Click on “VPN Type“.

4 Select “PPTP“

5 Insert the following info:

• In Network Name as PureVPN PPTP etc
• In VPN Server insert desired server address. Click here to get the server list.
• In Username insert VPN Username provided by PureVPN.
• In Passphrase insert VPN Password provided by PureVPN.
• Leave VPN DNS Domain as default
• Click on Show Advanced

6 Select “Refuse EAP” and hit Save.

7 Click on newly created VPN connection “PureVPN PPTP” and hit “Connect“.

At the bottom right, you’ll see a ‘Working’ icon

A lock icon will appear to show VPN connection has been established.

Enjoy internet freedom!

To disconnect VPN. Click on VPN connection and select Disconnect.

Note: If you face any issue, please make sure that PPTP Pass through option is enabled on your router/modem. Moreover, you may try again by disabling the Wi-Fi router/modem firewall for the time being. If it works then allow PPTP TCP Port 1723.

OpenELEC / XMBC / KODI doesn’t offer any option to change the OpenVPN port and works on default OpenVPN port 1194.

In order to configure OpenVPN on OpenELEC / XMBC / KODI you need to modify .ovpn file and use WinSCP.

1 First download the following:

Download WinSCP
Download OpenVPN Files

2 Now create a new text file pass.txt on your dekstop and insert VPN Username and password. Username in first line and password in second line.

3 Now open downloaded OVPN File and edit the following lines.

• tls-auth to tls-auth /storage/.config/Wdc.key 1
• ca ca.crt to ca /storage/.config/ca.crt
• auth-user-pass to auth-user-pass /storage/.config/pass.txt

Your OVPN files should look like this, save it.

4 Start WinSCP and transfer Ca.crt, WDC.KEY, OVPNFILE and Pass.txt to .config folder
Default User is “root’ and Password is “openelec”

5 Start WinSCP Open Terminal from commands menu or press Ctrl+T

Insert below command: (replace Your-OVPN-Filename.ovpn with the .ovpn file you use)

openvpn /storage/.config/Your-OVPN-Filename.ovpn

in my case it is Chicago-IL.ovpn

openvpn /storage/.config/Chicago-IL.ovpn

Click Execute and wait for few seconds and you will be connected.

You may verify your IP by using following command:

curl ifconfig.me

or you may install any browser from Program repo

Note: If you face any disconnection issue, then we recommend you to delete the “auth-nocache” paramater from “.ovpn configuration” file and then re-connect VPN, hopefully this will resolve disconnection issue.