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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]. |
| 2 | This 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 == |
| 5 | |
| 6 | 1. [#DownloadingandInstallingOpenVPN Downloading and Installing OpenVPN] |
| 7 | |
| 8 | 2. [#CertificatesandKeys Certificates and Keys] |
| 9 | 2.1 [#PreparatorySteps Preparatory Steps] |
| 10 | |
| 11 | 2.2 [#BuildingCertificatesandKeys Building Certificates and Keys] |
| 12 | |
| 13 | 3. [#ConfigurationFiles Configuration Files] |
| 14 | 3.1 [#ServerConfigFile Server Config File] |
| 15 | |
| 16 | 3.2 [#ClientConfigFiles Client Config Files] |
| 17 | |
| 18 | 4. [#CopyingtheServerandClientFilestoTheirAppropriateDirectories Copying the Server and Client Files to Their Appropriate Directories] |
| 19 | |
| 20 | 5. [#StartingOpenVPN Starting OpenVPN] |
| 21 | |
| 22 | 6. [#FurtherConsiderationsTroubleshooting Further Considerations / Troubleshooting] |
| 23 | 6.1 [#FirewallConfiguration Firewall Configuration] |
| 24 | |
| 25 | 6.2 [#PortForwarding Port Forwarding] |
| 26 | |
| 27 | 6.3 [#StaticInternetIP Static Internet IP] |
| 28 | |
| 29 | 6.4 [#RunningOpenVPNasaService Running OpenVPN as a Service] |
| 30 | |
| 31 | 6.5 [#SecurityTips Security Tips] |