Upcoming steps will contain the actual configuration of the OpenVPN server. You will again select next, as shown below, after selecting a Server Certificate this time around, which we have created earlier. Select the Certificate Authority that you have created earlier and click Next, as shown below. ” If you are using (LDAP) with Active Directory for your authentication, be sure to check out the article OpenVPN Active Directory Authentication. We will then select the VPN backend authentication method, which, in our case, will be “ Local User Access. Next, click on the Wizards tab, as shown below. From the PfSense menu bar, go to VPN > OpenVPN, as shown below. Luckily, we are provided with an easy to follow Wizard to set up the server.

Next, we will create the OpenVPN server on PfSense. Here are some of the critical options to change.ĭescriptive Name: a friendly name of your choosingĬertificate Authority: The (CA) that you created in Step 1Ĭountry Code: Same as the one in the CA that you created in the previous step. The certificate form is easy to fill and straight-forward. Go to System > Certificate Manager > Certificates and add a new certificate, as shown below. A VPN certificate allows for client verification of the server’s identity. Next, we will create a PfSense VPN certificate for the OpenVPN server. Create a PfSense VPN Certificate for the OpenVPN Server You can fill out some of the straight-forward information requested by the form such as location, organization, and click save.Ģ. The security information for the Certificate Authority will be automatically filled in for you. Next, you want to give it a descriptive name and select the “ Create an internal Certificate Authority ” under method. You can obtain a new certificate, as shown below.

Once the Cert Manager opens up, as you can see below, we don’t yet have a Certificate created. Create a Certificate Authority (CA)įirst, we will need to create a certificate by following the steps below.

There are three parts you must complete within PfSense to get your (VPN) working. Setting up your Virtual Private Network is not always an easy process, but by following these directions, you should be able to implement it without too much hassle within PfSense. PfSense VPN Setup | OpenVPN Configuration

PfSense VPN Setup | OpenVPN Configuration.

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