OpenVPN

What is OpenVPN?

OpenVPN provides to your FreedomBox a virtual private network service. You can use this software for remote access, site-to-site VPNs and Wi-Fi security. OpenVPN includes support for dynamic IP addresses and NAT.

Setting up

  1. In Plinth install Virtual Private Network (OpenVPN)

    • plinth_openvpn.png

  2. Wait for the installation to finish. This could take a while.
  3. Once the installation of the OpenVPN server is done you can download your profile. This will download a file called <USER>.ovpn, where <USER> is the name of a freedombox user. Each freedombox user will be able to download a different profile.

  4. The ovpn file contains all the information a vpn client needs to connect to the server.
  5. If you are behind a modem, you may have to change the ip address (if not, you can skip this step). Open the ovpn file in any text editor. The second line shows the IP address or hostname the client will try to connect to. This should be your WAN IP address or your hostname. This line also contains the port number, 1194 being the default. You may have to open this port on your modem and enable port forwarding.

client
remote mybox.sds-ip.de 1194
proto udp
  1. Install an OpenVPN client for your system
  2. Open the ovpn file with the OpenVPN client.
  3. Try to ping the freedombox or other devices on the local network.

https://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/overview.html

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