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====== PFSense - VPN - OpenVPN - Configure an OpenVPN Server:Manually ======

<WRAP todo>
TODO:  UPDATE - AS INTRUCTIONS ARE A LITTLE OLD.
</WRAP>


===== Install the OpenVPN Client Export Utility Package =====

Navigate to **System -> Packages**.

  * Select the **Available Packages Tab**.
  * Locate the **OpenVPN Client Export Utility Package** and install it by pressing the **“+”** on the right.

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===== Setup your Certs =====

Navigate to **System -> Cert Manager**.

  * Create a CA.
  * Select the **CA** tab and create a CA by pressing the **“+”** button.
  * Populate the fields with the appropriate information, making sure to change method to **Create Internal Certificate Authority**.
    * Alternatively you can also import your own. (outside the scope of this guide)

  * Create the server certificate by clicking the **Certificates** tab and pressing the **“+”** button.
  * Method:  **Create an internal Certificate**
  * Certificate Type:  **Server Certificate**.
  * Fill in the appropriate information and make sure to change the Certificate Authority to that of the CA created earlier.

  * Create User Certificates in the same way but instead of choosing **Server Certificate** for Certificate type, make sure to choose **User Certificate**.
  * It is recommended that each individual PC that connects to the VPN have their own certificates created.

  * Create a revocation list.
  * It is also not necessary, but recommend.
  * Click the **Client Revocation** tab, then the **“+”** to add one.
  * Choose the CA created earlier.

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===== Setup the OpenVPN Server =====

Navigate to **VPN -> OpenVPN -> Server**.

Press the **+Add** button to create an OpenVPN server.

In **General Information**:

  * Disabled:  **Not Checked**.
  * Server Mode:  **Remote Access (SSL/TLS)**.
  * Protocol:  **UDP**.
  * Device Mode:  **tap**.
  * Interface:  **WAN**.
  * Port:  **1194**.
  * Description:  **A suitable description of your server**.


In **Cryptographic Settings**:

  * TLS Configuration:
    * Use a TLS Key:  **Checked**.
    * Automatically generate a TLS Key:  **Checked**.
  * TLS keydir direction:  **Use default direction**.  Default.
  * Peer Certificate Authority:  **Select the CA created earlier**.
  * Peer Certificate Revocation List:  **Optional.  If you created a Revocation Certificate earlier, then select it.** 
  * Server Certificate:  **Choose the server certificate created earlier**.
  * DH Parameters:  **2048**.
  * ECDH Curve:  **Use Default**.
  * Encryption algorithm:  **AES-128-CBC (128-bit)**.
  * Enable NCP:  **Checked**.
  * NCP Algorithms:  **AES-128-GCM**.  Default.
  * Auth digest algorithm:  **SHA256 (256-bit)**.  Default.
  * Hardware Crypto:  **Choose a hardware crypto engine if you have one**.
  * Certificate Depth:  **One (Client+Server)**.

In **Tunnel Settings**:

  * IPv4 Tunnel Network:  **<BLANK>**.  Leave blank as not used in tap/bridge mode.
  * IPv6 Tunnel Network:  **<BLANK>**.  Leave blank, not used in tap/bridge mode.
  * Bridge DHCP:  **Checked**.
  * Bridge Interface:  **LAN**.
  * Server Bridge DHCP Start:  **Start of your IP address range for remote clients**.
  * Server Bridge DHCP End:  **End of your IP address range for remote clients**.
    * <WRAP info>
**NOTE:**  DHCP address range should be a range of IP addresses that are within the IP address range of your LAN network.
</WRAP>
  * Redirect Gateway:  **Not Checked**.
  * IPv4 Local Network:  **192.168.1.1/24**.  This is the address of the LAN network expressed as a CIDR range.
  * IPv6 Local Network:  **<BLANK>**.
  * Concurrent connections:  **2**.
  * Compression:  **Checked**.  Reduces bandwidth usage.
  * Type-of-Service:  **Not Checked**.
  * Inter-client communication:  **Checked**.  Check this box if you want remote clients to be able to access each other.
  * Duplicate Connections:  **Checked**.  Allows multiple connections from the same client, not recommended but may possibly be needed.
  * Dynamic IP:  **Not Checked**.  If your router’s WAN IP changes you should check this.
  * Address Pool:  **Checked**.
  * DNS Default Domain:  **Fill this in if you have one**.
  * DNS Servers:  **Set to your local DNS server**.

  * Click **save**

The OpenVPN server should be created.

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===== Create the Interface and Bridge =====

Navigate to **Interfaces -> Assignments**.

  * Add an interface by pressing the **“+”** button.
  * Against the new interface (possibly OPT1), use the drop down box to choose the OpenVPN Server that was created.
  * Navigate to **Interfaces -> OPT1**.
  * Enable the interface and give it a Description
  * Navigate to **Interfaces -> Assignments**.
  * Select the **Bridges** tab and then click the **“+”** button to add a bridge.
  * Hold the **CTRL** button and highlight both the LAN interface and the renamed OPT1 interface just created.

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===== Set Firewall Rules =====

Create a firewall rule allowing traffic on your OpenVPN port for the WAN interface.

Navigate to **Firewall -> Rules**.

  * Select the **WAN**.
  * Press the **“+”** to add a rule and enter the following information:
    * Action: **Pass**.
    * Disabled: **Not Checked**.
    * Interface:  **WAN**.
    * TCP/IP Vesion:  **IPv4**.
    * Protocol:  **UDP**.  The protocol chosen when creating the OpenVPN server settings, most likely UDP.
    * Source:
      * **Not Checked**.
      * type:  **any**.
      * Address:  **<BLANK>**.
    * Destination:
      * **Not Checked**.
      * type:  WAN address
      * Address:  **<BLANK>**.
    * Destination port range:  **1194**.  Port the OpenVPN server runs on, most likely 1194.
    * Log:  **Not Checked**.
    * Description:  **Provide a description**.

Done!

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===== Export the client configs =====

Navigate to **VPN -> OpenVPN**.

  * Select the **Client Export** tab.
  * You should see an option to export a config for each certificate created earlier.
  * Its recommended that for Windows you choose the Windows Installer. This will download and install OpenVPN and the config files.

You’re done. 

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===== Test =====

Ping the LAN interface from the VPN Client.