Changes between Version 9 and Version 10 of Easy_Windows_Guide
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- 10/28/10 17:56:53 (14 years ago)
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v9 v10 155 155 === Client Config Files === 156 156 This is similar to the server configuration 157 157 158 1. Open client.ovpn 159 158 160 2. Find the following lines: 159 161 {{{ … … 162 164 key client.key 163 165 }}} 166 164 167 3. Edit them as follows: 165 168 {{{ … … 169 172 }}} 170 173 * Notice that the name of the client certificate and key files depends upon the Common Name of each client. 174 171 175 4. Edit the following line, replacing "my-server-1" with your server's public Internet IP Address or Domain Name. If you need help, see [#StaticInternetIP Static Internet IP] below. 172 176 {{{ 173 177 remote my-server-1 1194 174 178 }}} 179 175 180 5. Save the file as C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\easy-rsa\mike-laptop.ovpn (in this example. Each client will need a different, but similar, config file depending upon that client's Common Name.) 176 181 … … 220 225 === Running OpenVPN as a Service === 221 226 Running OpenVPN as a service will allow: 227 222 228 a. OpenVPN to be run from a non-administrator account. 229 223 230 b. OpenVPN to be started automatically on system startup. This is often preferred on the server machine, as well as any machines which will be constantly connected to the server. 224 231