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# Connect to the VPN

Connecting to the DuploCloud VPN with the OpenVPN client

DuploCloud integrates with OpenVPN by automatically provisioning VPNs for users added through the DuploCloud Portal. As a DuploCloud user, you can securely access resources within the private network by connecting via the OpenVPN client.

{% hint style="info" %}
The OpenVPN Access Server only forwards traffic intended for resources within DuploCloud-managed private networks. Traffic to external internet resources does not pass through the VPN tunnel.
{% endhint %}

## Accessing VPN Credentials

1. Click on your user name in the upper right corner of the DuploCloud Portal, and select **Profile**. Your **Profile** page displays.
2. VPN credentials are displayed in the **VPN Details** area of the **Profile** page.

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## Setting up the OpenVPN User Profile and Client App

1. Click on your user name in the upper right corner of the DuploCloud Portal, and select **Profile**. Your **Profile** page displays.
2. Click the **VPN URL** link in the **VPN Details** section. Browsers may call the link unsafe since it is using a self-signed certificate. Proceed to it anyway.
3. Log in to the **OpenVPN Access Server** portal using the credentials from your **Profile** page.
4. Click on the **OpenVPN Connect Recommended for your device** link to install the OpenVPN Connect application on your local machine.

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5. Click the link labeled **Yourself (user-locked profile)** to download your OpenVPN user profile.\ <br>

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6. Open the **.ovpn** file and click **OK** in the **Import .ovpn profile** dialog.<br>

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7. Click **Connect**. The OpenVPN user profile and client app are set up.


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