Configure an OpenVPN client by using an .ovpn file

Required configuration items

Additional configuration items

See Configure SureLink active recovery for OpenVPN for information about OpenVPN active recovery.

 

  1. Log into Digi Remote Manager, or log into the local Web UI as a user with full Admin access rights.
  2. Access the device configuration:

    1. Locate your device as described in Use Digi Remote Manager to view and manage your device.
    2. Click the Device ID.
    3. Click Settings.
    4. Click to expand Config.

    1. On the menu, click System. Under Configuration, click Device Configuration.

      The Configuration window is displayed.

  3. Click VPN > OpenVPN > Clients.
  4. For Add, type a name for the OpenVPN client and click .

    The new OpenVPN client configuration is displayed.

  5. The OpenVPN client is enabled by default. To disable, toggle off Enable.
  6. The default behavior is to use an OVPN file for client configuration. To disable this behavior and configure the client manually, click Use .ovpn file to disable. If Use .ovpn file is disabled, see Configure an OpenVPN client without using an .ovpn file for configuration information.
  7. For Zone, select the firewall zone for the OpenVPN client.
  8. (Optional) Select the Metric for the OpenVPN client. If multiple active routes match a destination, the route with the lowest metric will be used.
  9. (Optional) For Username and Password, type the login credentials as configured on the OpenVPN server.
  10. For OVPN file, paste the content of the client.ovpn file.
  11. Click Apply to save the configuration and apply the change.
  1. Select the device in Remote Manager and click Actions > Open Console, or log into the EX15 local command line as a user with full Admin access rights.

    Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection menu. Type admin to access the Admin CLI.

  2. At the command line, type config to enter configuration mode:

    > config
(config)>

  3. At the config prompt, type:
    (config)> add vpn openvpn client name
(config vpn openvpn client name)>

    where name is the name of the OpenVPN server.

    The OpenVPN client is enabled by default. To disable the client, type:

    (config vpn openvpn client name)> enable false
(config vpn openvpn client name)>

  4. Set the firewall zone for the OpenVPN client: 
    (config vpn openvpn client name)> zone value
(config vpn openvpn client name)>
    (config vpn openvpn client name)> zone ?

Zone: The zone for the openvpn client interface.
Format:
  any
  dynamic_routes
  edge
  external
  hotspot
  internal
  ipsec
  loopback
  setup
Current value:

(config vpn openvpn client name)>
  5. (Optional) Set the route metric for the OpenVPN server. If multiple active routes match a destination, the route with the lowest metric will be used.
    (config vpn openvpn client name)> metric value
(config vpn openvpn client name)>

    where value is an interger between 0 and 65535. The default is 0.

  6. (Optional) Set the login credentials as configured on the OpenVPN server:
    (config vpn openvpn client name)> username value
(config vpn openvpn client name)> password value
(config vpn openvpn client name)>
  7. Paste the content of the client.ovpn file into the value of the config_file parameter:
    (config vpn openvpn client name)> config_file value
(config vpn openvpn client name)>
  8. Save the configuration and apply the change.
    (config)> save
Configuration saved.
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  9. Type exit to exit the Admin CLI.

    Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection menu. Type quit to disconnect from the device.