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Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
7. Determine the method of certificate management:
a. To allow the server to manage certificates:
(config vpn openvpn server name)> autogenerate true
(config vpn openvpn server name)>
b. To create certificates externally and add them to the server
(config vpn openvpn server name)> autogenerate false
(config vpn openvpn server name)>
The default setting is false.
c. If autogenerate is set to false:
i. Set the authentication type:
(config vpn openvpn server name)> authentication value
(config vpn openvpn server name)>
where value is one of:
ii. Paste the contents of the CA certificate (usually in a ca.crt file) into the value of the
cacert parameter:
(config vpn openvpn server name)> cacert value
(config vpn openvpn server name)>
iii. Paste the contents of the public key (for example, server.crt) into the value of the
server_cert parameter:
(config vpn openvpn server name)> server_cert value
(config vpn openvpn server name)>
iv. Paste the contents of the private key (for example, server.key) into the value of the
server_key parameter:
(config vpn openvpn server name)> server_key value
(config vpn openvpn server name)>
v. Paste the contents of the Diffie Hellman key (usually in dh2048.pem) into the value of
the diffie parameter:
Digi Connect EZ 4/4i User Guide
cert: Uses only certificates for client authentication. Each client requires a
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public and private key.
passwd: Uses a username and password for client authentication. You must
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create an OpenVPN authentication group and user. See
Authentication Group and User
cert_passwd: Uses both certificates and a username and password for client
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authentication. Each client requires a public and private key, and you must
create an OpenVPN authentication group and user. See
Authentication Group and User
Configure an OpenVPN
for instructions.
Configure an OpenVPN
for instructions.
OpenVPN
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