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OpenVPN Access Server Setup Guide

Abstract

A walk-through of the setup and configuration of Access Server and the Admin Web UI.

Access Server setup and configuration

The topics in this section walk you through your first use and configuration of Access Server's Admin Web UI. When you've installed the software on your Linux server, you can configure it using the web-based GUI, the Admin Web UI.

Use the sections here to find the URL, sign in with your administrative user, and configure your VPN server.

Install Access Server

Before you can step through these sections, you need to install Access Server on your preferred platform:

Connect to your server's console

After installation, you must connect to your server's console to complete the initial configuration. You can connect through a console provided by a cloud provider, with an SSH session, or using PuTTY.

Find the URLs for your web server

First time signing into the Admin Web UI

Activating a subscription

Setting up a hostname

Setting up authentication

Creating users and groups