How to configure CyberGhost on its box?
Les VPN services can be installed on a Internet box or router to protect an entire home network. With CyberGhost , this procedure can be more or less complex depending on models. Here is how to install the service on a Freebox Revolution .
Before starting to install a VPN on a box or a router, you should make sure that it is compatible. The Freebox has a VPN client, but this does not protect the entire local network. At this time, it can only be used to protect torrent downloads through Free's dedicated application. The only solution to be able to protect the entire network with the Freebox is to use it as a secondary router connected to another router.
The easiest solution is to buy a router preconfigured with CyberGhost's FlashRouter PrivacyApp which allows you to use the VPN as comfortably as with a computer or mobile device. For Internet boxes and other routers , the service provides instructions and configuration files to install the VPN manually.
Installing CyberGhost on an Internet box (or a router) has a lot of advantages, but also some important disadvantages to take into account.is to be able to protect and anonymize all the traffic of the home network. New devices added to the local network are automatically protected without any additional configuration being necessary. Another advantage is that although many devices are connected to the VPN through the router, the service only counts one of the seven devices that can be used simultaneously with the provider's plans. It is also the only solution to protect certain devices that do not support VPNs such as connected objects, smartTVs or certain TV boxes.
A minimum of technical knowledge is required to configure a VPN on a router, because the least error can cause network cuts and other inconveniences. You should know that a VPN can generate significant slowdowns depending on its location on all devices of thenetwork. Manual configuration does not allow you to take advantage of some CyberGhost security features and end-to-end encryption. Encryption occurs only at the router level, not between devices and the router. If the home network is not secure enough, all devices become potentially vulnerable. We must therefore weigh the pros and cons before embarking on this type of installation.
The procedure for installing CyberGhost on the Freebox is relatively complex for neophytes. In the absence of a dedicated application, it is necessary to retrieve the OpenVPN protocol configuration information from your online account. To start, you must log into your account using your usernames, then click "Others in the" My devices menu on the home page. Click on "Configure a new device to create the VPN server configuration via the drop-down menus:
- Protocol : select the OpenVPN 2.3 or OpenVPN 2.3 TCP protocol
- Country : choose a country in the list (CyberGhost will automatically select the server)
- Server group : select the available group in the list
- Device name : indicate the name of the box (eg: Freebox)
The "Additional functions" tab allows you to activate or not the various security functions: Protection against malicious sites, Blocking of advertisements, etc. Click on "Save the Configuration to save the To display the server information, click on "Display the configuration to the right of the name of the box saved in the" Other "menu.
On the new page that appears, download the ".zip configuration file by clicking on" Download configuration. It is recommended to create afolder for example on the Desktop, then extract the data from the file in order to copy it there.
CyberGhost's OpenVPN configuration files are not compatible by default with the Freebox. The folder includes 4 files that must be modified:
- ca.crt : server security certificate
- client.crt : client security certificate
- client.key : file containing the key
- openvpn.ovpn : OpenVPN configuration file
To start, you have to open the file openvpn.ovpn using a text editor (Notepad, TextEdid…) to be able to modify it with the contents of the other three files. Before copying / pasting the information of each file as shown below, delete their name in the openvpn.ovpn file.
- ca.crt : open the file then copy its content and paste it into the openvpn.ovpn file between the
- client.crt : open the file then copy its content and paste it in the following openvpn.ovpn file between the
- client.key : open the file then copy its content and paste in the following in openvpn.ovpn file between the
Save the file openvpn.ovpn with the same name. Go to the Freebox OS management web interface (mafreebox.freebox.fr), indicating your login details. Then click on "Settings and" Advanced mode to access the "VPN Client." In the menu that appears, click on "VPN configuration and then on" Add a connection. You just have to fill in the different fields withc the server configuration information provided by CyberGhost:
- Deion : the name of your choice (ex .: CyberGhost FR or US)
- VPN server type : OpenVPN
- Hostname : the name indicated by CyberGhost in the "User
- Password tab: the specified password by CyberGhost in "Password
- Configuration file : get the file" modified openvpn.ovpn
Configure le VPN
Click on" Save to save the VPN configuration. Repeat the same procedure to add one or more other servers and locations. Then deploy the drop-down menu in the "VPN configuration window to select the created server, then click on" Apply to start the connection. Select this same drop-down menu and click on "None to stop the VPN connection. As its name suggests, the" Connection status "tab allows you to check whether the VPN connection is active or not.
In the "Applications" tab, check the checkbox "Download manager to be able to redirect download traffic to the VPN." This only works with the torrent client and the "Teldownloads from the Freebox. Accessible on the FreeboxOS home page, the download manager allows you to download ".nzb and" .torrent files from a file or a URL in complete safety.
If the VPN connection becomes unstable or too slow, it may be necessary to change servers. So do not hesitate to install several to easily change them if necessary. To obtain the best possible speed, it is advisable to use one of CyberGhost's servers based in France. The VPN is stable and offers excellent connection speed.
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