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1. #PFSENSE OPENVPN SETUP HOW TO#
2. #PFSENSE OPENVPN SETUP INSTALL#
3. #PFSENSE OPENVPN SETUP FULL#
4. #PFSENSE OPENVPN SETUP PLUS#

Reference Image: You should be now on the OpenVPN Server page, now click the Step 5: While still logged in, navigate to main menu then VPN -> OpenVPN. Upon successful installation, you should see a message

#PFSENSE OPENVPN SETUP INSTALL#

Reference Images: You’ll have a hint about the progress of the install process by watching your screen. You should see a screen similar to this one. Click the Confirm button to start the installation. To install the package, click the add + button and you should be taken to a new sub-page. Now scroll further down below and look for the package name OpenVPN Client Export Utility. You should see a list of available packages. Navigate to main menu -> System -> Packages -> Available Packages. Step 4: Next you should install the OpenVPN Client Export Utility from the package manager page. You should see a screen similar to the image shown below. Select a Key Length for the certificate, in my case I chose 2048.įinally, save your settings by clicking the So in this case, M圜A should show up here. Fill up Certificate Authority, but this should be automatically filled showing an entry that you’ve previously made from step 1, the Certificate Authority (CA). In my case, I named my first VPN user account as vpnuser-one, while I put vpnuser-one-cert as my certificate Descriptive Name. Make it similar with your user account name. It should expand and let’s you fill the necessary fields to create a new user certificate.įill up the Descriptive Name field. Tick the check-box next to Click to create a user certificate dialog. Note: Remember to create a corresponding certificate for this user.

In my case, I named my first user account as vpnuser-one.

#PFSENSE OPENVPN SETUP FULL#

Fill up the Username field, Password fields twice, Full name, Expiration date (blank = no expiration).

#PFSENSE OPENVPN SETUP PLUS#

On this page, create a new user by clicking plus + button, you should be taken to a new page where you should enter the details of the new user account. Reference Image: You should be now at the Navigate to Main Menu -> System -> User Manager. While still on Certificate Manager page, do the next step below. Step 3: The third step you should take is to create a new user account for the VPN client to use. You should see a page similar to the image shown below. Fill up the other fields Country Code, State or Province, City, Organization and Email Address. Note: Substitute the values with your own data.

But this time, you’ll be creating a Server Certificate for OpenVPN Server. This process is similar to the steps you took under Step 1.

Step 2: While still on the Certificates tab, add another certificate by clicking the plus button. Save your settings by clicking the Save button. But don’t miss to fill up the Country Code, State or Province, City, Organization and Email Address. Those are the most important fields to fill up on this page. Method – Create an internal Certificate Authority.Method – Create an internal Certificate.A new page should open, now fill up the necessary fields. Make sure you’re on the CAs tab, to add a new CA (Certificate Authority), click on plus + button. Upon logging in, navigate to Main Menu -> System -> Cert Manager. Login by supplying the correct data for the admin user and user-password. So type in 192.168.1.1 and press Enter key. To do this, you must login to pfSense webConfigurator or admin web page, by accessing its IP address using a browser. So whenever you create a new user certificate, this Certificate Authority shall be in charge in signing those newly created certificates. Step 1: For the first step, you need to create a Certificate Authority that will be used to sign future user certificates. Take note that, version 2.1.4 release of pfSense was used for this guide. This method is by far the most easiest way to setup an VPN access server, compared to the command-line method of configuration.

#PFSENSE OPENVPN SETUP HOW TO#

The first part of this guide will show you how to bring up the OpenVPN server instance using pfSense’s webConfigurator GUI.