💻↔️🖥️ Setting Up an OpenVPN Connection (Configuring Server & Client) in 2021

👍 Watch how to set up an OpenVPN server for Windows and configure an OpenVPN client, and how to organize data exchange channels between remote offices. Sometimes people need to establish a link between remote computers without spending extra money on equipment and software. In doing that, a well-known free program OpenVPN can help a lot, as it provides free implementation of the VPN - virtual private network technology.

Content:
0:00 - Intro;
1:31 - OpenVPN setup
2:25 - Run command line
7:29 - Formation of client keys
8:55 - Creating a server and client configuration file
13:07 - Create file without extension
16:41 - Enabling Routing and Remote Access Service
17:27 - Configuring firewalls and antiviruses on the client and on the server for the smooth passage of packets

Configuration file for server:
proto tcp4-server
dev tun
tls-server
tun-mtu 1500
tun-mtu-extra 32
mssfix 1450
cert "C:\\Program Files\\OpenVPN\\easy-rsa\\keys\\ServerVPN.crt"
key "C:\\Program Files\\OpenVPN\\easy-rsa\\keys\\ServerVPN.key"
server 10.10.10.0 255.255.255.0
client-to-client
keepalive 10 120
cipher AES-128-CBC
comp-lzo
persist-key
persist-tun
client-config-dir "C:\\Program Files\\OpenVPN\\config"
verb 3
route-delay 5
route-method exe
push "route 192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0"
route 192.168.182.0 255.255.255.0

Additional configuration file for server:
ifconfig-push 10.10.10.5 10.10.10.6
iroute 192.168.182.0 255.255.255.0
# disable

Configuration file for client:
remote 176.122.115.66
client
port 12345
proto tcp4-client
dev tun
tls-client
remote-cert-tls server
tun-mtu 1500
tun-mtu-extra 32
mssfix 1450

cert "C:\\Program Files\\OpenVPN\\config\\ClientVPN.crt"
key "C:\\Program Files\\OpenVPN\\config\\ClientVPN.key"

cipher AES-128-CBC
comp-lzo
persist-key
persist-tun
verb 3
mute 20

That’s all. As you can see, a VPN connection with OpenVPN is created. Computers can access each other in both directions.
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Content:
1:31 - OpenVPN setup
2:25 - Run command line
7:29 - Formation of client keys
8:55 - Creating a server and client configuration file
13:07 - Create file without extension
16:41 - Enabling Routing and Remote Access Service
17:27 - Configuring firewalls and antiviruses on the client and on the server for the smooth passage of packets
17:58 - Launch OpenVPN Gui or Client.ovpn.

Watch how to set up an OpenVPN server for Windows and configure an OpenVPN client, and how to organize data exchange channels between remote offices. We will be glad to answer any questions in comments.

[KurayamiJenkin]

clear enough to be followed... much easier to understand than the notes on openVPN website... tq so much!

[nightmarenova]

I understood nothing, but i see that it works lmao

[leonardobaini]

Hi!, good tutorial thanks!, i´ve a question, this is config one server many clients?, or is only one server -to-one Client?, im asking this because 14:02 you are configuring 2 ips only, or it is a range that can be from 10.10.10.5 to 10.10.10.254 for example?. Regards!.

[maxcasseus]

Great tutorial. just one question regarding the subnets in the server/client config. Is the 192.168.0.0 255.255.0.0 represent the local subnet on which the Server is connected ? i.e what I would get from an ipconfig. Not clear where the 192.168.182.0 came from is it the subnet we allow the client to have access behind the server?

[OssamaAouinty]

tnx my friend for this video its very helpful but i have a question : it is working on windows 7 ?

[mickwolf]

Cool, will have to try this but there is a new version now. The init-config.bat isn't there😔.
What is in this file and is it important?

[rjdiniz]

Excellent your video tutorial, my helped a lot, thank you! Forgive my English I am not fluent and I used Google Translator ... I am from Brazil and only with your video tutorial that I managed to make openVPN work ... maybe you have some material that teaches server-to-serve using Linux would be very thankful!

[KDFOXSCI]

This tutorial is the best! Thank you very much, you helped me after a few days of trouble.

[Popart-xhfd]

Where is the CONFIG folder? Created one placed my .ovpn file in there and all other places possible! Reboot OpenVPN many times! Connect still Grayed

[ugurtoprak]

It is outdated. Can you update video for EasyRSA 3 ?

[antoniogerardo]

Worked exactly as presented. Thanks a lot.

[MarioDanielCarugno]

Great tutorial, thanks !!
Only one question... does the "ta.key" file should be generated for every different client, just like ClientVPN* files does ?

[rubendleonb]

Such a Magic Tutorial!! Thanks a lot, this kind of High Quality content is so much appreciated!! Thank You !! :)

[RahimPashaKhajei]

C:\Program
'init-config.bat' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

[techsupport]

init-conif not is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

[koryyyy]

Every single time that I need to config a OpenVPN server, I separate like 4 hours, prepare coffee. and try to be focused... 99% of all this editing an generating, could be do by the installer. There is some "easy scripts" for linux too. I guess the keep this super complicated just to justify a "network engineer" title. Thanks for the guide, I never installed on windows

[IjazAhmedShariff]

Hey bro! Nice tutorial man!
But, how do I get configuration files for iphone or android cleints?

[derekgreig]

Also, can you explain how to forward DHCP from the server router rather than the 10.10.10.0 subnet

[fanwahchen]

May I know what is the configuration for multiple client? Do I need to generate a new client key and assign a range of ip available for multiple clients to use?