Changes between Version 8 and Version 9 of Easy_Windows_Guide


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10/27/10 03:18:27 (13 years ago)
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    11= Easy Windows Guide =
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    3 This page will contain a no-frills guide to getting OpenVPN up and running on a Windows server and client(s). For a more detailed understanding of setting up OpenVPN and its advanced features, see the [http://www.openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/howto.html HOWTO page].
     2This page contains a no-frills guide to getting OpenVPN up and running on a Windows server and client(s). For a more detailed understanding of setting up OpenVPN and its advanced features, see the [http://www.openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/howto.html HOWTO page].
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     4== Table of contents ==
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     61. [#DownloadingandInstallingOpenVPN Downloading and Installing OpenVPN]
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     82. [#CertificatesandKeys Certificates and Keys]
     9 2.1 [#PreparatorySteps Preparatory Steps]
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     11 2.2 [#BuildingCertificatesandKeys Building Certificates and Keys]
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     133. [#ConfigurationFiles Configuration Files]
     14 3.1 [#ServerConfigFile Server Config File]
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     16 3.2 [#ClientConfigFiles Client Config Files]
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     184. [#CopyingtheServerandClientFilestoTheirAppropriateDirectories Copying the Server and Client Files to Their Appropriate Directories]
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     205. [#StartingOpenVPN Starting OpenVPN]
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     226. [#FurtherConsiderationsTroubleshooting Further Considerations / Troubleshooting]
     23 6.1 [#FirewallConfiguration Firewall Configuration]
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     25 6.2 [#PortForwarding Port Forwarding]
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     27 6.3 [#StaticInternetIP Static Internet IP]
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     29 6.4 [#RunningOpenVPNasaService Running OpenVPN as a Service]
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     31 6.5 [#SecurityTips Security Tips]
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    533== Downloading and Installing OpenVPN ==
     
    9372. Install OpenVPN on each client. (This step can be skipped for now and done at any convenient time)
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    11 == Create Certificates and Keys ==
     39== Certificates and Keys ==
    1240
    1341=== Preparatory Steps ===
     
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    56 === Build Your Certificates and Keys ===
     84=== Building Certificates and Keys ===
    5785
    58861. The certificate authority (CA) certificate and key:
     
    190218Your server will need to have a static internet IP or Domain Name to be accessible over the long term. One solution is to sign up for an account with DynDNS and install the DynDNS Updater on your server. When signing up you will determine the static Domain Name of your server. (For example, "myserver.dyndns.org") You will use this Domain Name in the client configuration files as part of the "remote" directive.
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    192 === OpenVPN as a Service ===
     220=== Running OpenVPN as a Service ===
    193221Running OpenVPN as a service will allow:
    194222a. OpenVPN to be run from a non-administrator account.