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Cyber Range Tunnelblick Setup on macOS

Tunnelblick is an OpenVPN client for macOS (OS X) to connect to the Big Data Lab VPN and the Cyber Range VPN. This guide shows you how to install Tunnelblick and connect to the Cyber Range VPN.
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  1. Download Tunnelblick from https://tunnelblick.net/downloads.html. It is recommended to download the most recent stable version.

    download

  2. Run the dmg file downloaded and double click the application in the window that opens

    open

  3. Click continue

    launch_prompt

  4. Click “I have the configuration files”. At this point we don’t have them, but will get them in the next step.

    configuration

  5. Before you can connect to the VPN, you must first download a client profile. Go to https://app.cr.cyber.hofstra.edu, enter your Cyber Range credentials and click “Login”. If you do not yet have a Cyber Range account, follow the Cyber Range User Registration guide to create one.

    Login

  6. Click on your name or profile picture in the top left hand side of your dashboard menu.

    Go to profile

  7. Click the “Download Certificate” button.

    Certificate

  8. Double click on the .ovpn file, or drag it to the Tunnelblick icon, to add it to Tunnelblick’s list of VPN configuration files.

    ovpn_file

  9. You can start the VPN by clicking on the Tunnelblick icon in the top bar and clicking “Connect…” on the list of VPN Configurations.

    connect

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