Dave Marques

Technology Architect & Product Lead

As the product owner at UTunnel, Dave is essentially a walking manual for the service. He simplifies complex concepts, ensuring everyone can get the most out of UTunnel's VPN, ZTAA, and ZTNA solutions. He brings over four years of product knowledge to craft clear and concise help guides.

Articles by Dave Marques

Android VPN application features explained

This article explains the features of UTunnel's Android VPN client application and details VPN connection and configuration steps on your Android device

Asus Merlin Router VPN Configuration

A guide on how to configure ASUS Merlin router to connect to a VPN server with an .OVPN config file. The router config is available on our standard plan

Asus RT Router VPN Configuration

A guide on how to configure an ASUS RT router to connect to a VPN server with an .OVPN config file. The router config is available on our standard plan

Can I Bring My Own Server

This guide covers the prerequisites to set up your on-premise VPN server using the Bring Your Own Server (BYOS) or on-premise option from UTunnel

Configure OpenVPN with Tunnelblick on macOS

This guide explains how to configure Tunnelblick to connect to your UTunnel VPN server using the OpenVPN configuration (.OVPN) file on macOS.

Configure UTunnel with OpenVPN Client on Windows

This guide describes how to download and set up the native OpenVPN client on Windows to connect to a UTunnel VPN server using the .OVPN config file.

Does UTunnel have any device limit

You can install UTunnel on any number of devices. However, with a single UTunnel subscription, we allows only five simultaneous VPN connections.

Does UTunnel Offer a Free Trial

Here you can find the terms of UTunnel's 14-day free trial offered to users with an on-premise server subscription for VPN or Zero Trust Application Access

External DNS Server

By default, a DNS program is active on VPN server and it is used for resolving DNS requests from the VPN connected devices.

How Can I Contact UTunnel Support

UTunnel support team is always happy to help you out. Post your queries and share your insights to [email protected].

How to Access VPN Client Application Logs on Windows

This guide explains the step-by-step procedure to access VPN client application logs on Windows via UTunnel Windows app and Windows Explorer.

How to Add a User to an Organization Server

This guide discusses how to add users to a VPN server associated with a UTunnel organization account from the web dashboard.

How to Add Users to an Organization

This guide explains how to add or invite users to an organization account from the UTunnel dashboard.

How to Change the Billing Address

This guide explains how to change the billing address of your UTunnel account from the UTunnel dashboard.

How to Check Active VPN Sessions

This article discusses how to check the active VPN connections on the UTunnel server using the Live Sessions feature, providing better network visibility.

How to Clean Install Windows VPN Client

This guide describes how to perform a clean installation of the Windows VPN client app. This could help rectify many client-side VPN connectivity issues.

How to Configure a Site Link

This article discusses creating and configuring a Site Link link between two MeshConnect Sites from the UTunnel web dashboard.

How to Configure OneClick Application Access Policies

This guide describes how to set up an application access policy that defines conditions under which access to a OneClick application is allowed.

How to Configure OpenVPN Client on Android

This guide explains how to download and configure the OpenVPN android client app to connect to your UTunnel VPN server.

How to Configure UTunnel macOS VPN Client

This guide explains the instructions to configure the macOS VPN client app along with the various application settings and features.

How to Configure UTunnel Windows VPN Client

This guide explains the instructions to configure the Windows VPN client app along with the various application settings and features.

How to Create an SSH OneClick Application

This guide explains how to set up Zero Trust Application Access (ZTAA) by creating a OneClick SSH application using UTunnel.

How to Enable SAML SSO and SCIM With Entra ID or Azure AD

Learn how to enable Single Sign-On (SSO) and SCIM for your UTunnel Organization account on Entra ID (Azure AD) with this detailed guide.

How to Enable SAML SSO and SCIM With Okta

This guide will assist in enabling Single-Sign-On and SCIM with Okta for your UTunnel Organization account.

How to Enable SAML SSO and SCIM With Onelogin

Learn how to configure SSO and SCIM on OneLogin for your UTunnel Organization account, enabling seamless user access management.

How to enable SSO and use G Suite as Identity Provider

Here is the step-by-step process to set up single sign on (SSO) and configure G Suite as identity provider for your UTunnel Organization account.

How to enable user provisioning on a server

Organisations are allowed to auto provision users on VPN servers. It is the simplest way to grant access to a server with out invitation.

How to Enable VPN Logs and Stats

This guide discusses how to enable VPN logs and stats on the UTunnel VPN server to get detailed information about the connections made to the VPN server.

How to Enforce Multi-Factor Authentication on VPN

This guide explains how to enforce multi-factor authentication for users connecting to a VPN server, restricting VPN access solely to MFA-enabled users.

How to Install and Configure UTunnel VPN on Linux

This guide describes the process of installing and configuring the UTunnel VPN client application on your Linux device.

How to Install CA Certificate on Windows

This guide explains how to manually add CA Certificate as a trusted root authority on Windows for non-admin users.

How to Install UTunnel VPN Client on macOS

This guide describes how to download and install the UTunnel macOS client application on a macOS device.

How to Install VPN Client on Android

This guide explains how to download and install the UTunnel VPN Android client application on your Android phone/tablet.

How to Install VPN Client on iOS

This guide explains the steps you need to follow for downloading and installing UTunnel’s iOS VPN client on devices running Apple iOS (iPhone and iPad).

How to Install VPN Client on Windows 10 or 11

This guide explains how to download and install the UTunnel Windows VPN client application on a Windows 10 or 11 device.

How to Manage Users on a MeshConnect Network

This article guides you through adding and managing users on the MeshConnect network from your UTunnel account.

How To Redeploy On-Premise VPN Server

This guide explains the steps to redeploy an On-Premise VPN server. There are many cases where you might want to redeploy your VPN server.

How to Register a MeshConnect Agent on a Site

This help article discusses how to register your MeshConnect agent while creating a Site on the MeshConnect network.

How to Restart Services on a Cloud Server

This article details how to manually restart UTunnel services on a cloud server from the UTunnel dashboard.

How to Restart Services on an On-Premise VPN server

This article explains how to restart VPN services on a UTunnel VPN server. A service restart is required for many VPN server config changes to take effect

How to run OpenVPN on Custom Protocol and Port

This guide explains how you can connect to your UTunnel VPN server using OpenVPN running on a custom protocol (UDP/TCP) and port.

How to set up a DigitalOcean VPN Server with UTunnel

This guide explains how to set up a DigitalOcean VPN server using the cloud or on-premise deployment options from UTunnel's cloud VPN as a Service

How to Set up a Hetzner VPN Server With UTunnel

This guide describes how to deploy and manage a Hetzner VPN server with UTunnel's cloud VPN as a Service in just a few clicks.

How to Set up a Kamatera VPN Server With UTunnel

This guide describes how to deploy and manage a Kamatera VPN server using UTunnel's Cloud VPN as a Service in just a few simple steps.

How to set up a UTunnel VPN Server with Vultr

This guide will explain how you can set up a VPN server in Vultr using the UTunnel's cloud VPN service. You can use either our Cloud or On-Premise option to deploy your VPN.

How to Setup VPN Server Access Policies

This guide discusses how to set up VPN server access policies for users or user groups/teams using UTunnel to manage controlled access to your VPN network.

How to signup as Organization

This article explains the steps to create a UTunnel VPN organization account enabling business owners to easily manage VPN servers and user access

How to Update an On-Premise VPN Server

You can follow the instructions in this guide to update the VPN services on a UTunnel On-Premise VPN server.

How to View Invoices

This guide discusses how an Organization or Account Owner can view your invoice history and download them from the UTunnel web dashboard.

iOS VPN Application Features Explained

This guide explains the features of UTunnel’s iOS VPN client application with instructions to configure and use it to create and connect to VPN servers

Setup site-to-site tunnel with AWS Virtual Private Gateway

This guide explains the steps to set up a site-to-site VPN tunnel with an AWS Virtual Private Gateway and a UTunnel VPN server.

Setup site-to-site tunnel with Sophos XG Firewall

This article discusses how to configure an IPSec site-to-site VPN tunnel between a Sophos XG Firewall device and a UTunnel VPN server in a few steps

Supported VPN Protocols

OpenVPN and IPSEC IKEV2 protocols are enabled on UTunnel server by default. OpenVPN listens on ports UDP:443 and TCP:443.

What is a Cloud VPN server

With UTunnel, you can create VPN server in cloud or at your premise. The term 'Cloud VPN' refers to a server created with one of the integrated cloud provider.

What is a credit note

This article explains what a credit note is and how it is issued. Any available credit notes in your account will be adjusted in the upcoming billing cycle.

What is a UTunnel Account

A UTunnel account is needed to access dashboard or connect to a VPN server from mobile clients. A new user can register account by visiting the sign-up page.

What is an On-Premise VPN server

Here you will get a quick briefing about what is an On-Premise VPN server and how UTunnel lets you bring your own server to deploy your VPN.

What is MeshConnect

MeshConnect: A Secure Mesh Networking and ZTNA Solution by UTunnel. Build a mesh network, connect sites, and enable controlled remote access.

What is Split Routing

This article explains what is split routing or split tunneling and how it avoids congestion in a VPN network by routing specific traffic directly over the internet.

What is UTunnel Secure Access

UTunnel Secure Access is a cloud VPN and zero-trust network access solution for SMBs, enabling secure remote access to business network resources.

What is your Pricing Model

UTunnel comes with two subscription packages Basic and Standard. Basic is good for personal use while Standard plan is meant for business customers.