Android OpenVPN Set up
Using this guide you will be able to connect VPN using port TCP 443 which should work even if other VPN protocols are disabled.
Please note:
- Your Android device MUST BE Rooted.
- Please mind that View TV Abroad is not resposible for any damage on your device caused by using this guide.
- Install all these applications from Android Market:
- ES File Explorer
- BusyBox Installer
- OpenVPN Installer
- OpenVPN Settings
- Install ES File Explorer:
- Install BusyBox Installer
- Install OpenVPN Installer and OpenVPN Settings
- Make sure the Install location and the BusyBox version are exactly the same as on the screenshot. Then click "Install"
- A pop-up message will appear and it will then automatically download & install BusyBox. After the Finish message, close the BusyBox Installer application.
- Open the ES File Explorer application and push the "Menu" button and click on "Settings"
- Scroll down and check the "Root Explorer" & "Mount File System" check boxes.
- Return to the main page and click on the SD card shape button.
- Open /system/xbin/ folder. In this folder push the "Menu" button and click on "New"
- Click on "Folder"
- Name the new folder "bb" and then click "OK".
- Go back in the /system/xbin/ folder, scroll down & find the "ifconfig" and "route" files. Copy them to /system/xbin/bb/ .
- Hold down on each of the files and a pop message will appear, click on "Properties".
- Click on "Change"
- Be sure that the check boxes "execute" are checked.
- Do this for both "ifconfig” and “route” files.
- Now Download the OpenVPN config files and CA certificate.
- Open the downloaded ZIP file with ES File Explorer. Hold down on zip file and the pop-up message will appear. Click on Extract to.
- Extract all files to this location /sdcard/openvpn/. Now click OK.
- Open OpenVPN Settings application. Hit Menu button and click on Advanced
- Click on TUN module settings.
- Make sure that Load module using is set to “insmod” and Path to tun module is set to “/system/lib/modules/tun.ko/”.
- Go back to main page, and check the OpenVPN check box.
- Chose which server do you want to connect and tick the check box.
- A notification message will appear and ask you for username and password.
- Write your View TV Abroad username and password and click OK.
See your welcome email.
- When you are successfully connected to the server, this notification message will appear.
- When you want to disconnect, just uncheck the OpenVPN check box.
- You can now start watching UK & US TV by selecting channels and services form the channels page.
Remember - to Watch UK TV you must set up and be connected to a UK server and to Watch US TV you must set up and be connected to a US server.
