Category:	Utilities
Price:	Free
Popularity:	Medium
Version String:	3.4.9
Release Date:	2024-02-07
Architecture:	Intel & AppleSilicon(ARM)
Minimum OS:	macOS 11.0.0
Vendor Name:	OpenVPN Inc.
Homepage:	openvpn.net

Description:

Connecting To Access Server With MacOS

Client software choice
The OpenVPN protocol is not one that is built into macOS. Therefore a client program is required that can handle capturing the traffic you wish to send through the OpenVPN tunnel, and encrypting it and passing it to the OpenVPN server. And of course, the reverse, to decrypt the return traffic. So a client program is required. We advise our official OpenVPN Connect Client that comes bundled with the OpenVPN Access Server. But alternatives are also available.

Official OpenVPN Connect Client in Access Server
The simplest one, and the one that comes with OpenVPN Access Server itself, is called OpenVPN Connect Client. This program is purposefully limited in its functionality in the sense that it only supports one active VPN tunnel at a time. Trying to connect to two different servers at the same time is a function we did not build into our official OpenVPN Connect Client. This was done on purpose. Connecting to two servers at the same time means there are two different adjustments made to the routing table on the client computer. It is very easy therefore to make a mistake and break connectivity or cause traffic to flow to the wrong target. Limiting this to one server makes this much less likely to go wrong. The OpenVPN Connect Client is able to remember multiple different servers, but only one can be actively connected at a time.

OpenVPN Connect v3
This is the official program that we recommend and support for OpenVPN Access Server and OpenVPN Cloud. This new OpenVPN Connect v3 client software offers client connectivity across 4 major platforms. On Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS, we now have a new client interface with new functionality.

Please note that we recommend that you download the OpenVPN Connect Client through your OpenVPN Access Server, as it will then come prepared with the correct settings to make a connection to your Access Server. You can download it by going to the client web interface of your OpenVPN Access Server and logging in as a valid user. You will then be offered the option of downloading the OpenVPN Connect v3 client for macOS. It is also possible to obtain a copy of a completely blank installer for OpenVPN Connect software below, but this installer will not contain any connection settings so you will have to take additional steps after installation to configure your OpenVPN Connect software to make a connection to your Access Server. If you are installing the file below on a computer that already has OpenVPN Connect v3 installed and configured, it will simply update it to the new version while retaining all settings.