Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
OpenVPN
TX54 User Guide
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Command line
1. Log into the TX54 command line as a user with full Admin access rights.
Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an
Access selection
menu
. Type
admin
to access the Admin CLI.
2. At the command line, type
config
to enter configuration mode:
> config
(config)>
3. Create a new OpenVPN client, or edit an existing one:
n
To create a new OpenVPN client, see
Configure an OpenVPN client by using an .ovpn file
or
Configure an OpenVPN client without using an .ovpn file
.
n
To edit an existing OpenVPN client, change to the OpenVPN client's node in the
configuration schema. For example, for an OpenVPN client named
openvpn_client1
,
change to the
openvpn_client1
node in the configuration schema:
(config)> vpn openvpn client openvpn_client1
(config vpn openvpn client openvpn_client1)>
4. Enable active recovery:
(config vpn openvpn client openvpn_client1)> surelink enable true
(config vpn openvpn client openvpn_client1)>
5. To configure the device to restart the interface when its connection is considered to have
failed:
(config vpn openvpn client openvpn_client1)> surelink restart true
(config vpn openvpn client openvpn_client1)>
This is useful for interfaces that may regain connectivity after restarting, such as a cellular
modem.
6. To configure the device to reboot when the interface is considered to have failed:
(config vpn openvpn client openvpn_client1)> surelink reboot enable
(config vpn openvpn client openvpn_client1)>
7. Set the
Interval
between connectivity tests:
(config vpn openvpn client openvpn_client1)> surelink interval
value
(config vpn openvpn client openvpn_client1)>
where
value
is any number of weeks, days, hours, minutes, or seconds, and takes the format
number
{
w|d|h|m|s
}.
For example, to set
interval
to ten minutes, enter either
10m
or
600s
:
(config vpn openvpn client openvpn_client1)> surelink interval 600s
(config vpn openvpn client openvpn_client1)>
The default is 15 minutes.
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