An ovpn file is the profile an OpenVPN app needs to connect. IPTV Smarters Pro imports this kind of profile in its own VPN section, and so does the OpenVPN Connect app. This guide explains what is inside the file, how to get it onto the device you watch on and how to import it without errors.
What an ovpn file is
The .ovpn file is a small text file. It tells the app which servers to use, how to connect and how to check that it really talks to our server. It does not hold your password: the app asks for your VPN username and password when you connect.
Your account has one ovpn file for each server location. Each file lists every server of that location, the quick UDP connection first and TCP after it, so the app moves on by itself when a server or a network does not answer.
Where to find it
Sign in to your IPTV VPN account, open Subscriptions and open your VPN subscription. The Your VPN card holds your VPN username and password, an OpenVPN file (.ovpn) for each server location and a WireGuard setup for each device number.
Next to each server location are two buttons: Download saves the ovpn file on the device you use right now, and Copy link gives you a web address for the same file.
1Pick the right device
Download the ovpn file on the device that runs the app. An ovpn file downloaded on your phone stays on your phone, so if you watch on a TV, get the file onto the TV.
2Get the file onto a TV
On a TV, typing in your account details is slow. Instead, press Copy link on your phone or computer, then open that address in a browser on the TV. The ovpn file downloads there. The link works for 14 days, so you can also keep it for later.
3Import the file in IPTV Smarters Pro
Open the VPN section of IPTV Smarters Pro. Choose to add a profile from a file, then pick the ovpn file, which is usually in the Downloads folder. The exact menu name differs by app version.
4Enter your login and connect
Enter the VPN username and password from the Your VPN card and connect. The full steps, with tips for TVs, are in our IPTV Smarters Pro guide.
Importing in OpenVPN Connect
OpenVPN Connect works on phones and computers. OpenVPN describes the import like this: open the Menu, tap My Profiles, tap the add icon, then Upload File, pick the ovpn file and confirm with OK. On Windows and Mac you can also drag the file into the app, or double click it. Then enter your VPN username and password and connect.
OpenVPN Connect covers every app on the device, not just one IPTV app.
When the file will not import
- The app does not see the file. It may be in another folder. Download it again and note where the device saves it, or use Copy link and open it in the device's browser.
- The app says the file is not valid. The ovpn file may have been opened and saved by another app on the way. Download a fresh copy and import it straight away.
- Login refused. The file is fine, the login is not. Copy the username and password again, without spaces.
- It worked before and stopped. Download a fresh ovpn file from your account. New servers may have been added since.
One file or several?
You only need the file for the location you want to use. If your account shows more than one location, you can import several ovpn files and pick one in the app. Each still uses the same VPN username and password.
When to use WireGuard instead
An ovpn file covers the app you import it into. To protect every app on a TV, phone or computer, the official WireGuard app is the other way in. It needs no username and password: you scan a QR code or import a .conf file. See WireGuard on a Fire TV Stick or the WireGuard guide for every device.
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