How to connect to your Meter Network remotely (Client VPN)

Client VPN is used to securely connect to your Meter Network from remote locations.

MacOS Setup

1. Contact your IT team and request a Meter Client VPN configuration (they'll send a .conf file with your name in the filename)
2. Install the WireGuard Mac App (you must install it from the app store): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wireguard/id1451685025?ls=1&mt=12
3. Launch the WireGuard Mac App
4. Click on the WireGuard symbol on the top-right hand of your screen > Click on "Import Tunnel(s) from File…".
5. Select the .conf file provided to you by your IT team with your name in the filename.
6. Click Import.
7. Click 'Activate' in the Wireguard window and your VPN is now active.

Windows Setup

1. Contact your IT team and request a Meter Client VPN configuration (they'll send a .conf file with your name in the filename)
2. Install WireGuard from https://www.wireguard.com/install/ (Select download for Windows).
3. Launch Wireguard and select Import tunnel(s) or 'Add Tunnel'.
4. Select your downloaded configuration file and click 'Open'.

     5. Click 'Activate' on your tunnel.

The tunnel status will change to 'Active' and you are connected!

Ubuntu Setup

1. Contact your IT team and request a Meter Client VPN configuration (they'll send a .conf file with your name in the filename)
2. Install Wireguard by running sudo apt install wireguard
3. Install the suggested packages by running sudo apt install openresolv && sudo apt install resolvconf
4. Ubuntu requires that the .conf file be a valid network interface name. Rename the file by running mv 'filename.conf' wg0.conf
5. Move the .conf file into the wireguard directory by running mv wg0.conf /etc/wireguard
6. Run sudo wg-quick up wg0 and your VPN will now be active.
7. To enable the VPN on boot run sudo systemctl enable wg-quick@wg0

If you run into any errors please take a screenshot of the errors and open a support ticket a meter.com/support for assistance.

Mobile Setup (iOS)

1. Contact your IT team and request a Meter Client VPN configuration (they'll send a .conf file with your name in the filename).
2. Save the .conf file to files on your iPhone                    
3. Install the WireGuard App from the App Store.
4. Launch the Wireguard App
5. Click the + in the top right  -> Create from file or archive
6. Select the file you just saved from your email.
7. A message will pop up asking "Wireguard Would Like to Add VPN Configuration" -> tap Allow -> Enter your iPhone passcode
8. Toggle to turn on VPN from general settings (all good to go if VPN pops up at the top right of the screen)

DNS Setup

By default, Wireguard VPN will make it possible to access IP addresses on your office network - "dotted quads" that look like 1.2.3.4. To resolve domains to IP addresses - to SSH to "KatherineMBP" for example, you need to configure DNS search domains, so that your computer can resolve "KatherineMBP" to an IP address, that you can then SSH to.

You need to add "local.meter" to the list of search domains on your machine. You can find instructions for configuring search domains for your OS here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_domain