Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
OpenVPN
IX20 User Guide
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13. Paste the contents of the private key (for example, client.key) into the value of the
private_
key
parameter:
(config vpn openvpn client
name
)> private_key
value
(config vpn openvpn client
name
)>
14. (Optional) Set additional OpenVPN parameters.
a. Enable the use of additional OpenVPN parameters:
(config vpn openvpn client
name
)> advanced_options enable true
(config vpn openvpn client
name
)>
b. Configure whether the additional OpenVPN parameters should override default options:
(config vpn openvpn client
name
)> advanced_options override true
(config vpn openvpn client
name
)>
c. Set the additional OpenVPN parameters:
(config vpn openvpn client
name
)> advanced_options extra
parameters
(config vpn openvpn client
name
)>
15. Save the configuration and apply the change:
(config)> save
Configuration saved.
>
16. Type
exit
to exit the Admin CLI.
Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an
Access selection
menu
. Type
quit
to disconnect from the device.
Configure active recovery for OpenVPN
You can configure the IX20 device to regularly probe OpenVPN client connections to determine if the
connection has failed and take remedial action.
Required configuration items
n
A valid OpenVPN client configuration. See
Configure an OpenVPN client by using an .ovpn file
or
Configure an OpenVPN client without using an .ovpn file
for configuration instructions.
n
Enable OpenVPN active recovery.
n
The behavior of the IX20 device upon OpenVPN failure: either
l
Restart the OpenVPN interface
l
Reboot the device.
Additional configuration items
n
The interval between connectivity tests.
n
Whether the interface should be considered to have failed if one of the test targets fails, or all
of the test targets fail.
n
The number of probe attempts before the OpenVPN connection is considered to have failed.
