How to Setup OpenVPN on pfSense for Remote Users | Beginners Guide

In this video, I will show you step-by-step how to install or setup OpenVPN on pfSense for remote users.

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[RonsonDenmark]

Loved the funeral music. It really set the tone..

[jwll]

Best walk thru I have seen on remote user setup

[mnaseer_pk]

Hi, Just a suggestion ZacsTeach, please change the background music, it looks like as if I am watching a horror movie. 😄

[SyedtheITguy]

Great video. Any chance someone may link or add video for adding OpenVPN on iPad

[lanphanh]

Hi,
Do we have to buy the Pfsense Plus license in order to see available packages and install the OpenVPN?
For now, I don't see anything in the Available Packages.

[LVang]

Thanks for the video, I have config and re-config my OpenVPN using this video.

[SoWhat]

This video like many other videos related to openvpn server management are amature. The resone for that is related to WAN IP and DDNS. Let me see your WAN IP first and how ISP forwarding 1194 to your WAN.

First step for making openvpn server is to call ISP to forwarding 1194 to your WAN IP. People are unaware what is static publish IP.

[FriendNagesh]

Thank you for the video and I did as you guided. When I connect, I get an an IP address from the VPN server but I cannot ping the VPN server and I cannot login to the VPN server. When I checked the IP addresses I got, the default gateway is missing (blank). What am I missing? Thank you.

[gpashok]

Thanks a lot for this video, It was very useful.

[politohood]

How do you get UNC paths working with this method? only seems to resolve IP address requests, not paths

[CheekyMiner]

Great video, what if you wanted different user setups, for instance. You wanted a user for administration only that had access to multiple subnets and you have others users who only need access to only one of those subnets. Would you simply create a copy of one openvpn server setup, change the port and subnet(s) access ?

[BasedPatriot]

I have tried to setup VPN a few times by the "let's wing it" method and have never been able to get it to work. Following this video, though did the trick. Should you ever decide to update the video, I have two recommendations to make it easier. #1 - Remind the person to check and ensure that they're running the latest stable version of pfSense - otherwise, it will not allow them to install the export package until they've updated. That way, they won't have a break in the middle of the process while updating the server and possibly getting a wire crossed in the interim. #2 - be a little more specific about what you're clicking on and what you're skipping/leaving default. Usually, I have one eye on the window I'm working in and another eye and (mostly) ear on the video, so without audio cues, it's easy to miss something, especially when moving from one page to another. Don't get me wrong, though - the video did the trick and I was able to get everything working only by following the video, so great job and thank you!

[RCross]

its not working on 2.7.2 can connect to openvpn server but cant communication with the other local computer, can ping and connect only to pfsense server

[michaelchrisparker]

every config file generated via this method errors. either gives error --nobind doesn't make sense unless used with --remote even if nobind is not in the config file. If that is corrected then it tells you it cannot determine the connection method(tcp4/6). If you define that, it gives you the nobind error again.

[Korven-jpmn]

Does it work the same with pfsense hosted from virtualbox?

[AguinaldoBezerra-zcud]

Hi, I followed your steps but I can't see the user I created listed on "Client Export" page... Haven't you missed a step in the video?

[venkatceh]

Thanks Man, it worked for me and solved problem in my office environment.

[orovpn]

how many concurrent users allowed with openvpn ?

[Enjoy_Buddies]

Can you guide me for ubuntu os please ....

[BernardoHenriquez]

BEAUTIFUL, STRAIGHT TO THE POINT, YOU ARE MY MAN