# DEEC VPN Client - Windows

To use this service you need a @deec.uc.pt or @student.uc.pt account

### OpenVPN Profiles - [DEEC Teachers and Researchers](https://kb.deec.uc.pt/attachments/56) - [DEEC Students](https://kb.deec.uc.pt/attachments/57)
Installation
To download OpenVPN just go [here](https://openvpn.net/community-downloads/ "https://openvpn.net/community-downloads/"), and below you will find the respective download. ![](https://helpdesk.deec.uc.pt/api/v1/attachments/1545)
Then, perform the respective installation.
![](https://helpdesk.deec.uc.pt/api/v1/attachments/1647)
![](https://helpdesk.deec.uc.pt/api/v1/attachments/1648)
![](https://helpdesk.deec.uc.pt/api/v1/attachments/1649)
![](https://helpdesk.deec.uc.pt/api/v1/attachments/1650)
### Configuration Move the OpenVPN profile to “**C:\\Program Files\\OpenVPN\\config**”. ![](https://helpdesk.deec.uc.pt/api/v1/attachments/1546) ### Connection
To finish, you will have to start the program “OpenVPN GUI” which, with its execution, will show an icon of a monitor with a lock on your task bar.
![](https://helpdesk.deec.uc.pt/api/v1/attachments/1547)
To finish, you will have to start the program “OpenVPN GUI” which, with its execution, will show an icon of a monitor with a lock on your task bar.
![](https://helpdesk.deec.uc.pt/api/v1/attachments/1548)