When preparing the client certificate (see Prepare the Client Certificate and IP Address), the files <computer name>.crt and <computer name>.key were created in the folder easy-rsa\keys on the cloud computer. Copy these two files along with the file ca.crt to the client’s configuration folder %ProgramFiles%\OpenVPN\config on the on-premises computer.

Next, on the on-premises computer, open a command prompt as an administrator, and enter the following commands to prepare the client configuration file:

Now you need to edit the client configuration file, which is much easier to do with Notepad++. You could download and install Notepad++ from the site at ninite.com/notepadplusplus. Then, open the configuration file to edit:

Edit the configuration file by setting the following parameter values:

Finally, configure the OpenVPN client to start automatically when the system starts. Use the Services console (services.msc) to set the startup type of the service OpenVPNService to Automatic. Then, start that service.