How to Setup PureVPN on OpenELEC

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

• From System, click on OpenELEC.

• Click Network then click Add new VPN configuration.

• Click VPN Type.

• Select PPTP.

• Insert the following info:

1. 1. In Network Name as PureVPN PPTP etc
   2. Enter the server address. You may use the server address provided in the above note ☝️
   3. Enter your PureVPN credentials. Click 👉 here to know how to find your VPN credentials.
   4. Leave VPN DNS Domain as default
   5. Click Show Advanced

• Select Refuse EAP and hit Save.

• Click 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.

• To disconnect VPN. Click 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.

• First download the following:

Download WinSCP from 👉 here.

Download OpenVPN files from 👉 here

• Now create a new text file pass.txton your dekstop and insert VPN Username and password. Username in first line and password in second line.

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

1. 1. tls-auth totls-auth /storage/.config/Wdc.key 1
   2. ca ca.crt toca /storage/.config/ca.crt
   3. auth-user-pass toauth-user-pass /storage/.config/pass.txt

• Your OVPN files should look like this, save it.

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

• 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 the following command:

curl ifconfig.me

or you may install any browser from the Program repo

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