Access Server: Update the Client Bundle Package to use the latest OpenVPN Connect v3 App

Overview

When a new version of the OpenVPN Connect v3 App is released, it's first published on openvpn.net. A few weeks later, it's added to the Access Server client bundle package (openvpn-as-bundled-clients) and made available for download through the Client Web UI.

If you'd like to update the bundled client package manually before the official update is released, follow the steps below.

Download the latest version of the OpenVPN Connect v3 on your Access Server

Important note: The steps below use the Windows client as an example; the process is similar on macOS.

At the time of publication, the latest version of OpenVPN Connect v3 for Windows is 3.8.0.

1. Connect to the Access Server console and get root permissions.

2. Download the latest version of the OpenVPN Connect v3 for Windows:

   wget --content-disposition https://openvpn.net/downloads/openvpn-connect-v3-windows.msi

   This downloads the current installer, for example:

   openvpn-connect-3.8.0.4528_signed.msi

3. Locate your current client bundle directory:

   ls -lah /usr/local/openvpn_as/etc/exe/openvpn-connect-v3

   Sample output:

   root@openvpnas:~# ls -lah /usr/local/openvpn_as/etc/exe/openvpn-connect-v3
   total 318M
   drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0K Oct 29 20:02 .
   drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4.0K Oct 29 20:02 ..
   -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 220M Apr 25  2025 openvpn-connect-3.7.1.5558_signed.dmg
   -rw-r--r-- 1 root root  99M May 12 14:33 openvpn-connect-3.7.2.4253_signed.msi

4. Delete the old .msi file (In this case, we will remove openvpn-connect-3.7.2.4253_signed.msi):

   rm /usr/local/openvpn_as/etc/exe/openvpn-connect-v3/openvpn-connect-3.7.2.4253_signed.msi

5. Copy the new installer into the client bundle directory:

   cp openvpn-connect-3.8.0.4528_signed.msi /usr/local/openvpn_as/etc/exe/openvpn-connect-v3/

6. Confirm that the file was copied successfully:

   ls -lah /usr/local/openvpn_as/etc/exe/openvpn-connect-v3

   You should now see the new version listed:

   root@openvpnas:~# ls -lah /usr/local/openvpn_as/etc/exe/openvpn-connect-v3
   total 330M
   drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0K Nov  6 22:07 .
   drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4.0K Oct 29 20:02 ..
   -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 220M Apr 25  2025 openvpn-connect-3.7.1.5558_signed.dmg
   -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 111M Nov  6 22:07 openvpn-connect-3.8.0.4528_signed.msi

   As you can see, now we have OpenVPN Connect v3.8.0 in the proper directory

7. Go to the Client Web UI and download a bundled client. It should download the OpenVPN Connect v3.8.0 App.

Install the latest bundled clients when they're officially released

Once bundled clients are officially updated and released, you can install them using:

• For Ubuntu/Debian:

  apt update && apt -y install openvpn-as-bundled-clients

• For RHEL:

  dnf update && dnf -y install openvpn-as-bundled-clients

If you have additional questions, please submit a ticket.