Black Box LES1316A, LES1332A, LES1408A Windows client/server configuration file options are

When the OpenVPN software is started, the C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config folder will be scanned for “.opvn” files. This folder will be rechecked for new configuration files whenever the OpenVPN GUI icon is right-clicked. So once OpenVPN is installed, a configuration file will need to be created:

Using a text editor, create an xxxx.ovpn file and save in C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config. For example, C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config\client.ovpn

An example of an OpenVPN Windows client configuration file is shown below:

#description: les1216_client client

proto udp verb 3 dev tun

remote 192.168.250.152 port 1194

ca c:\\openvpnkeys\\ca.crt cert c:\\openvpnkeys\\client.crt key c:\\openvpnkeys\\client.key nobind

persist-key persist-tun comp-lzo

An example of an OpenVPN Windows Server configuration file is shown below:

server 10.100.10.0 255.255.255.0 port 1194

keepalive 10 120 proto udp mssfix 1400 persist-key persist-tun

dev tun

ca c:\\openvpnkeys\\ca.crt

cert c:\\openvpnkeys\\server.crt key c:\\openvpnkeys\\server.key dh c:\\openvpnkeys\\dh.pem comp-lzo

verb 1

syslog LES1216_OpenVPN_Server

The Windows client/server configuration file options are:

Options	Description
#description:	This is a comment describing the configuration.
	Comment lines start with a ‘#’ and are ignored by OpenVPN.
Client	Specify whether this will be a client or server configuration file.
server	In the server configuration file, define the IP address pool and netmask.
	For example, server 10.100.10.0 255.255.255.0
proto udp	Set the protocol to UDP or TCP. The client and server must use the
proto tcp	same settings.
mssfix <max. size>	Mssfix sets the maximum size of the packet. This is only useful for UDP
	if problems occur.
verb <level>	Set log file verbosity level. Log verbosity level can be set from 0
	(minimum) to 15 (maximum). For example,
	0 = silent except for fatal errors
	3 = medium output, good for general usage

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