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OpenVPN: Building and Integrating Virtual Private Networks

You're reading from   OpenVPN: Building and Integrating Virtual Private Networks Learn how to build secure VPNs using this powerful Open Source application

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2006
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781904811855
Length 270 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

OpenVPN
1. Credits
2. About the Author
3. About the Reviewers
4. Preface
1. VPN—Virtual Private Network FREE CHAPTER 2. VPN Security 3. OpenVPN 4. Installing OpenVPN 5. Configuring an OpenVPN Server—The First Tunnel 6. Setting Up OpenVPN with X509 Certificates 7. The Command openvpn and its Configuration File 8. Securing OpenVPN Tunnels and Servers 9. Advanced Certificate Management 10. Advanced OpenVPN Configuration 11. Troubleshooting and Monitoring Index

Automatic Installation for Windows Clients


If you have to administer a large Windows network, you will probably know the pains of having to install software on several clients. There is a convenient way to install OpenVPN (almost) automatically: The open source Windows software Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) installer available from http://www.openvpn.se/files/nsis/nsis205.exe and documented in http://openvpn.se/files/howto/openvpn-howto_roll_your_own_installation_package.html creates a executable file including configuration and certificate for your client.

Simply download the NSIS installer and execute it. In most cases, you will not need to make any changes to the default values during installation, except maybe for the path. Simply click the button Next three times, agree to the license, and NSIS is installed.

The following window shows the standard dialog of the NSIS installer providing detailed information on this tool:

If you are interested in more information on the NSIS...

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