Search icon CANCEL
Arrow left icon
Explore Products
Best Sellers
New Releases
Books
Videos
Audiobooks
Learning Hub
Conferences
Free Learning
Arrow right icon
Arrow up icon
GO TO TOP
Mastering OpenVPN

You're reading from   Mastering OpenVPN Master building and integrating secure private networks using OpenVPN

Arrow left icon
Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2015
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781783553136
Length 364 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Tools
Concepts
Arrow right icon
Authors (2):
Arrow left icon
Eric F Crist Eric F Crist
Author Profile Icon Eric F Crist
Eric F Crist
Jan Just Keijser Jan Just Keijser
Author Profile Icon Jan Just Keijser
Jan Just Keijser
Arrow right icon
View More author details
Toc

Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introduction to OpenVPN FREE CHAPTER 2. Point-to-point Mode 3. PKIs and Certificates 4. Client/Server Mode with tun Devices 5. Advanced Deployment Scenarios in tun Mode 6. Client/Server Mode with tap Devices 7. Scripting and Plugins 8. Using OpenVPN on Mobile Devices and Home Routers 9. Troubleshooting and Tuning 10. Future Directions Index

Using a home router as a VPN client


You can use the following procedure to configure a DD-WRT router as an OpenVPN client:

  1. In the DD-WRT web interface, click on the Services tab and then click on VPN.

  2. Click on the Enable radio button next to Start OpenVPN Client.

  3. Fill in the connection details and enable Advanced Options, as shown in the following screenshot:

Most settings can be left at their default values, but disable Firewall Protection to ensure that the VPN server can reach the client and vice versa, by using the following steps:

  1. This is a long web form, so scroll down and fill in the security parameters:

    • TLS auth key

    • CA certificate

    • Client public certificate

    • Client private key

  2. The values for these fields are the exact same values as used in the configuration profile for the Android client at the beginning of this chapter:

  3. After filling in all the security parameters, click on Save to save the OpenVPN client configuration. Normally, as soon as a valid profile has been entered, the DD-WRT OpenVPN...

lock icon The rest of the chapter is locked
Register for a free Packt account to unlock a world of extra content!
A free Packt account unlocks extra newsletters, articles, discounted offers, and much more. Start advancing your knowledge today.
Unlock this book and the full library FREE for 7 days
Get unlimited access to 7000+ expert-authored eBooks and videos courses covering every tech area you can think of
Renews at $19.99/month. Cancel anytime