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Your Freedom runs on Mac OS X 10.5.7 and newer, but not on earlier versions, because it requires Java 6 and earlier Mac OS X versions do not provide Java 6.
At first you need to ensure that Java 6 is installed on your Mac. In Finder, open Applications, Utilities, Java. There is a tool called "Java Preferences", open it. It will look like this:
If you don't see "Java SE 6" in there you need to install an update package. Visit http://developer.apple.com/java/download/ and get the "Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update" package (whatever version is current).
Once you've installed it, drag and drop "Java SE 6" in the Applications area to the top.
Now download the ZIP file for Mac OS X from our download section. Put it on your desktop, then double-click it, this will create the application on your desktop. Drag the Your Freedom application into your Applications folder if you like (you can also leave it on the desktop).
The actual configuration process is the same for all operating systems. Please refer to the User Guide.
The easiest way to do this is to configure a new "Location". Open System preferences:
In the "Internet & Network" section (weird, saying it this way round :-), click on "Network" and open the "Location" rollbar; select "Edit Locations...":
Now click on the "+" sign and add a new location; I have called it "Your Freedom" but you might want to use another name:
Click on "Done" when you are. Now choose your new location, it will look like this:
Click on the Advanced button, then choose Proxies. It will look like this:
Configure a proxy for web and https as shown below. You need to tick both and configure "localhost" port 8080 for both separately. Then tick "socks proxy" and configure "localhost" port "1080":
When done, click "OK", then click "Apply". Your new settings will become active and your browser and many other applications will now use Your Freedom.
To switch back to your normal network settings, just open the System Preferences panel again and choose another location, then click on "Apply" -- easy as that!
Not all applications will honor the proxy settings configured in the System Preferences (for example, Your Freedom doesn't or it wouldn't be able to get connected). With these applications you can use OpenVPN mode -- in which you don't have to change your "Location" to "Your Freedom" unless your current "Location" has proxy settings.
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