Using A VPN In openELEC

We've used an account with IPVanish - https://www.ipvanish.com/ - for this example.

If you follow the steps in this post and find you do not have an option to manually create a VPN connection, please instead follow the steps linked to in the paragraph below.

NO VPN CONNECTION CREATION OPTION?

If you follow this guide and find you do not have the option to add a new VPN connection, please refer to https://seo-michael.co.uk/vpn-manager-for-openvpn-openelec-kodi/ for another approach involving a couple of add-ons you can use instead to create and control the connection. After the "Select VPN Manager for OpenVPN" step in that guide, open the add-on as normal, and select "Change or disconnect VPN connection" to trigger the Wizard.

VPN CONNECTION CREATION METHOD

Using the VPN connection creation process within OpenELEC's Configuration program Add-on is the simplest route as it involves no further downloading.

The first step is to make sure your account is working OK on the DroiX® using IPVanish's official Android application. See https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ixolit.ipvanish&hl=en_GB for a description of the app. Once configured and tested as OK in Android, next switch to the openELEC operating system (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTjGdT0VKMU for details).

From the Program Add-ons (or under the System menu in the Confluence skin) start OpenELEC (Configuration)

[caption id="attachment_297" align="alignnone" width="300"] Kodi System OpenELEC[/caption][caption id="attachment_317" align="alignnone" width="300"] Kodi>Program Add-ons> Also Has openELEC's Configuration[/caption]

In the Network area, click on Add new VPN configuration

For now we are using PPTP, if we have more success with openVPN we will update this guide.

VPN Type: pptp

[caption id="attachment_298" align="alignnone" width="300"] Network > Virtual Private Networks > Add new VPN configuration[/caption][caption id="attachment_299" align="alignnone" width="300"] VPN Connection Creation[/caption][caption id="attachment_300" align="alignnone" width="300"] VPN Type[/caption]

Network name: Whatever you like, the company name and location of server can help with multiple connections

VPN Server: Here you would put XXXXXX.ipvanish.com (I tried an Atlanta server that started "atl")

Username: Your IPVanish username

Passphrase: Your IPVanish password

VPN DNS Domain: leave at the default value of  vpn  , don't touch this

[caption id="attachment_301" align="alignnone" width="300"] Select Network Name[/caption][caption id="attachment_302" align="alignnone" width="300"] Something Descriptive You'll Remember Easily[/caption][caption id="attachment_303" align="alignnone" width="300"] Click the VPN Server entry to enter address[/caption][caption id="attachment_304" align="alignnone" width="300"] Click Username and Passphrase[/caption][caption id="attachment_305" align="alignnone" width="300"] Make sure capital letters, numbers etc are typed in carefully[/caption][caption id="attachment_306" align="alignnone" width="300"] Again, CASE MaTtErs[/caption]

Show Advanced: Yes (click this)

Refuse Chap

Require MPPE

Refuse PAP

Refuse EAP

The other settings I left at default.

[caption id="attachment_307" align="alignnone" width="300"] Click Show Advanced if you want this to work[/caption][caption id="attachment_308" align="alignnone" width="980"] Copy these settings or check the text below[/caption][caption id="attachment_309" align="alignnone" width="980"] Continuation of settings to be copied[/caption]

Then click the Save button.

From here, go to the Connections list and click on the new VPN entry you created and named. Select Connect.

[caption id="attachment_320" align="alignnone" width="300"] openELEC Connections Area[/caption][caption id="attachment_318" align="alignnone" width="300"] openELEC Connections Area Click And Connect[/caption]

If you want to double check if the system is working (assuming the State: changes to ready) you can open the Wookie Wizard (as one example, other tests can be found online) from Kodi's homescreen to Video Add-ons. Next select the Tools entry (you'll need to remove (Kodi's Homescreen>System>Add-ons>My Add-ons>Video Add-ons>Wookie>Uninstall) and reinstall it if you still have the older interface, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bQZyKiayYA ).

Leave it a few seconds, and the IP address and related country will be shown. To disconnect from the VPN return to Program Add-ons>OpenELEC Configuration>Network . Click the VPN connection in use and disconnect. If you now re-run the test, your home's IP address and actual location will show.