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User Manual for NRSW version 4.5.0.100
If the tunnel is operated in client mode, the following settings can be applied:
Parameter
OpenVPN Client Configuration
Peer selection
Specifies how the remote peer shall be selected, besides a single
server you may configure multiple servers which can, in case of fail-
ures, either be selected sequently (i.e. failover) or randomly (i.e. load
balancing)
Server
The address or hostname of the remote server
Port
The port of the remote server (1194 by default)
The following settings can be used to configure a tunnel:
Parameter
OpenVPN Configuration
Interface type
The device type for this tunnel which can be either TUN (typically used
for routed connections) or TAP (required for bridged networks)
Protocol
The tunnel protocol to be used for the transport connection
Network mode
Defines how the packets should be forwarded, which can be either
routed or bridged from/to a particular LAN interface. If required, you
can also specify the maximum transfer unit for the tunnel interface.
MTU
The Maximum Transmission Unit of the tunnel interface
Encryption
The required cipher mechanism used for encryption
Digest
The digest algorithm used for authenticating
Authentication can be done in the following ways:
Parameter
OpenVPN Authentication
certificate-based
Certificates and keys for authenticating the tunnel. Please take care
that the proper keys/certificates have been either uploaded or gener-
ated (see
credential-based
Username and password are used for authentication.
both
Verifying the tunnel uses certificates and credentials.
none
Tunnel is not authenticated (discouraged)
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