Black Box LES1432A, LES1332A, LES1408A, LES144BA, LES1416A Windows OpenVPN Client and Server set up

oIf Server has been selected, enter the IP Pool Network address and the IP Pool Network mask for the IP Pool. The network defined by the IP Pool Network address/mask is used to provide the addresses for connecting clients.

Click Apply to save changes

To enter authentication certificates and files, Edit the OpenVPN tunnel.

Select the Manage OpenVPN Files tab. Upload or browse to relevant authentication certificates and files.

Apply to save changes. Saved files will be displayed in red on the right-hand side of the Upload button.

To enable OpenVPN, Edit the OpenVPN tunnel

Check the Enabled button.

Apply to save changes

Note: Please make sure that the console server system time is correct when working with OpenVPN. Otherwise authentication issues may arise

Select Statistics on the Status menu to verify that the tunnel is operational.

4.10.3 Windows OpenVPN Client and Server set up

Windows does not come with an 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.

The OpenVPN GUI for Windows software (which includes the standard OpenVPN package plus a Windows GUI) can be downloaded from http://openvpn.se/download.html.

Once installed on the Windows machine, an OpenVPN icon will have been created 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

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