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FIGURE 5-30. SAVED FILES DISPLAYED ON SCREEN
To enable OpenVPN, Edit the OpenVPN tunnel.
Check the Enabled checkbox.
Click Apply.
Select Status > Statistics to verify that the tunnel is operational.
FIGURE 5-31. STATISTICS
NOTE: The console server system time must be correct, otherwise, authentication issues can arise.
5.10.3 WINDOWS OPENVPN CLIENT AND SERVER SETUP
Windows does not come standard with any OpenVPN server or client. This section outlines the installation and configuration of a
Windows OpenVPN client or a Windows OpenVPN server and setting up a VPN connection to a console server.
Console servers with firmware V3.5.2 and later will generate Windows client config automatically from the GUI for Pre-shared
Secret (Static Key File) configurations.
Alternately, OpenVPN GUI for Windows software (which includes the standard OpenVPN package plus a Windows GUI) can be
downloaded from https://openvpn.net/.
Once installed on the Windows machine, an OpenVPN icon will present in the Notification Area located in the right side of the
taskbar.
Right click on this icon to start (and stop) VPN connections, and to edit configurations and view logs.
When the OpenVPN software is started, the C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config folder will be scanned for .opvn files. This folder is
rechecked for new configuration files whenever the OpenVPN GUI icon is right-clicked.
CHAPTER 5: SERIAL PORT, HOST DEVICE AND USER CONFIG
