# Connect to the VPN

DuploCloud integrates natively with OpenVPN by provisioning VPN users in the Duplocloud Portal. As a DuploCloud user, you can access resources in the private network by connecting to the VPN with the OpenVPN client.

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The OpenVPN Access Server only forwards traffic destined for resources in the DuploCloud-managed private networks. Traffic accessing other resources on the internet does not pass through the tunnel.
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## Obtaining VPN Credentials

VPN credentials are listed on your user profile page in the DuploCloud Portal. It can be accessed by clicking the user icon (<img src="/files/Yj3rYboyUkWARiJ1WXTZ" alt="" data-size="line">) and selecting **Profile**.

<div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/aY35AXt7TCPvjeNk6bS2" alt=""><figcaption><p>The user menu accessible from the user icon in the upper right</p></figcaption></figure></div>

## Setting up the OpenVPN User Profile and Client App

1. Click on the **VPN URL** link in the **VPN Details** section of your user profile. Modern browsers will call the link unsafe since it uses a self-signed certificate. Make the necessary selections to proceed.
2. Log into the OpenVPN Access Server user portal using the username and password from the **VPN Details** section of your DuploCloud user profile page.

<div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/ZAyTgvF6gBn463xm2Tev" alt="" width="375"><figcaption><p>OpenVPN Access Server login screen</p></figcaption></figure></div>

3. Click on the **OpenVPN Connect Recommended for your device** icon to install the OpenVPN Connect app for your local machine.<br>

<div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/SMurCBNBCRg84eRUWzO5" alt="" width="375"><figcaption><p>The OpenVPN Access Server pane</p></figcaption></figure></div>

4. Navigate to your downloads folder, open the OpenVPN Connect file you downloaded in the previous step, and follow the prompts to finish the installation.
5. In the **OpenVPN access server** dialog box, click on the blue **Yourself (user-locked profile)** link to download your OpenVPN user profile.
6. Navigate to your **Downloads** folder and click on the **.ovpn** file downloaded in the previous step. The **Onboarding Tour** dialog box displays.
7. In the **Onboarding Tour** dialog box, click the **>** button twice. Click **Agree** and **OK** as needed to proceed to the **Import .ovpn profile** dialog box, and click **OK**.

<div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/bNZVCmORMhgCKLckGwe9" alt="" width="375"><figcaption><p>The <strong>Import .ovpn profile</strong> dialog box</p></figcaption></figure></div>

8. Click **OK**, and select **Connect after import**. Click **Add** in the upper right. If prompted to enter a password, use the password in the **VPN Profile** area of your user profile page in the DuploCloud Portal. You are now connected to the VPN.


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