VPN Setup¶

• Table of contents
• VPN Setup
  • Introduction
  • Initial setup
  • Running you VPN connection
  • Nota bene

Introduction¶

The purpose of this section is to lead the users to install and use their OpenVPN Client, in order to establish connection with Terradue's VPN server.

Since June 2013, a new way to establish your virtual private network is in place.
We expect it to be more easy and intuitive.

<b>IMPORTANT NOTICE</b>: if you have a previously installed VPN client (e.g. tunnelblick) on your system, such <b>previously installed client must be disconnected</b> and then be disabled (we recommend uninstalling it).

Initial setup¶

For the initial setup, you can now directly go to:
https://cloud.terradue.com:1194
It opens a prompt page in your browser, for downloading your own pre-configured OpenVPN Client.
<i>All the connection configuration is automated, you'll only have to approve the access by the new client.</i>

You have to follow these steps:

• Provide in the prompt page your username & password, it will refresh the page with a message and link "Please click here to continue to download OpenVPN Connect."
• Click on the link provided in order to start downloading your installer, it should take only a few seconds
• Run the downloaded "openvpn-connect" installer on your machine, so to install your pre-configured OpenVPN Client
• Now launch your OpenVPN Client, you will see it running in your desktop tray

Running you VPN connection¶

• In your desktop tray, click on the OpenVPN icon
• From the dropdown menu, select the entry "Connect to Cloud.terradue.com"
• Provide your username and password

You are now connected !
Check that the OpenVPN Client icon in your desktop tray has now a green symbol

Once connected to the VPN, the procedure for accessing your Sandbox is unchanged, and still makes use of your private keys with SSH access (cf. SSH Connexion).

Nota bene¶

Some users need to use the OpenVPN's command line interface.
This last possibility is useful, because the "openvpn" command, which you can execute by using the prompt (Unix Shell or Windows Prompt) accepts the same parameters and has the same behavior regardless of which Operating System you use.
In addition, you can use the "openvpn" command in a script to automatically start the VPN connection.
The OpenVPN Command line section describes how to build and install OpenVPN for most of the operating systems, and use it via command lines.