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There's a lot you can do with pfSense. It's a very powerful firewall/router.
In this post, we look at how to set up your own OpenVPN server in
pfSense.
MARC DAHAN
- SPECIALIST IN ONLINE PRIVACY
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I will be creating a single user for this guide, but you can
create as many users as you need. Simply repeat these
steps.
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General Information
Cryptographic Settings
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Tunnel Settings
Advanced Configuration
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OpenVPN rule
This rule will allow traffic from the OpenVPN subnet out
to the internet.
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Thinking about
authentication
Generating the
Certificate Authority (CA)
10. Click Save. And click Apply Changes. Traffic will Generating the server
now be allowed out the firewall from the OpenVPN certificate
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