Create Your Personal VPN Network

It is a technique for creating secure point-to-point or site-to-site connections in routed or bridged configurations and remote access facilities. It uses a custom security protocol that utilizes SSL/TLS for key exchange. It is capable of traversing network address translators (NATs) and firewalls. Here, we use OpenVPN Access Server which is available as a virtual appliance for easy and fast deployment. This appliance is based off the Ubuntu Server distribution line; therefore all of the required virtual modules have already been included. To use the virtual appliance, you must download the virtual machine and run the appliance in it. The virtual appliance is available for both HyperV and VMware.

Step 1: Download OpenVPN Access Server from the url given in the box. After downloading install it in a virtual machine. Enter default username ‘root' and password ‘openvpnas'

Step2: After the installation is complete, it will show the default IP using server with port number.

Step 3: Now forward the internal IP of OpenVPN server to access it from outside. Here, we forward with two ports: 943 for admin access and 443 for client.

Step 4: Before accessing its admin GUI interface you have to change the password for admin account. Here, admin account username is ‘openvpn', to change its password type: passwd openvpn. For changing root password simple type passwd.

Step 5: Now, go to your browser and point your browser to you Public IP. You can also access it with private IP assigned to OpenVPN internally for testing whether VPN server is working or not.

Step6: Login with admin credentials and intuitive admin interface appears where you can do all network configurations. By default they are all defined and you don't need to make any changes.

Step7: To use VPN network from outside world, you just need to point your browser to your public IP without using admin port 943. You can use your default admin account credentials or create a different user account for different people. Once you login click on the link ‘click here to continue' which downloads the Open vpn client to your system.

Step 8: Download the client, install it and it will automatically connect. If it does not connect automatically then open the client window and give your public IP and provide your credentials.

Price: Free with 2 client connections.
For commercial use: $7.50 License Fee per Client Connection per Year.
URL: https://openvpn.net
Key specs: Security protocol that utilizes SSL/TLS, traversing network address translators (NATs) and firewalls, API support.
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