Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
OpenVPN
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The OpenVPN client is enabled by default. To disable the client, type:
(config vpn openvpn client
name
)> enable false
(config vpn openvpn client
name
)>
4. Set the firewall zone for the OpenVPN client:
(config vpn openvpn client
name
)> zone
value
(config vpn openvpn client
name
)>
To view a list of available zones:
(config vpn openvpn client
name
)> zone ?
Zone: The zone for the openvpn client interface.
Format:
any
dynamic_routes
edge
external
internal
ipsec
loopback
setup
Current value:
(config vpn openvpn client
name
)>
5. (Optional) Set the route metric for the OpenVPN server. If multiple active routes match a
destination, the route with the lowest metric will be used.
(config vpn openvpn client
name
)> metric
value
(config vpn openvpn client
name
)>
where
value
is an interger between
0
and
65535
. The default is
0
.
6. (Optional) Set the login credentials as configured on the OpenVPN server:
(config vpn openvpn client
name
)> username
value
(config vpn openvpn client
name
)> password
value
(config vpn openvpn client
name
)>
7. Paste the content of the client.ovpn file into the value of the
config_file
parameter:
(config vpn openvpn client
name
)> config_file
value
(config vpn openvpn client
name
)>
8. Save the configuration and apply the change:
(config)> save
Configuration saved.
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