How to Setup OpenVPN Server in Untangle NG Firewall (Step-by-Step Guide)
In this beginner-friendly guide, you’ll learn how to install an OpenVPN server step by step—even if you’re starting from zero! This tutorial walks you through:
🎙️ English Key Notes & Transcript
Hey everyone, Ansari this side, and welcome back to the channel. So in today's video, we are going to learn step-by-step how we can install OpenVPN directly on our firewall. and how we can make our entire network completely accessible from anywhere in the world. So, first of all, let's get started. you simply need to open up your Google Chrome browser and type your Untangle firewall's IP address right here and then hit enter. and then press enter to proceed. After doing that, you just need to go ahead and simply log into it. Once you have successfully logged in, you will need to click on Apps. Right after clicking on Apps, you need to click on Install Apps. Then you will see an application called OpenVPN right here on your screen, and you just need to install it simply. Alright, so now this has been successfully installed on the system. Now after that, you need to click on Configure and then go directly to the Network section. Here we just need to verify whether our static IP address is properly entered. So as you can see, our static IP is already there, right? Simply put, if it is not already there, you will need to enter it manually. After that, we will navigate directly into the...
📋 Overview & Step-by-Step Guide
00:09 Access Network from Anywhere Using OpenVPN
00:15 Login to Untangle Firewall Web Interface
00:31 Install OpenVPN App from Untangle Apps
00:55 Ensure Static IP Address on Network
01:13 Enable OpenVPN Application
01:25 Create New OpenVPN Client
01:51 Download OpenVPN Client Configuration File
02:19 Download & Install OpenVPN Client Software
03:21 Import OpenVPN Configuration File
03:38 Connect to OpenVPN Server
04:32 Fix IP Issue – Enable Full Tunnel Mode
04:40 VPN Connected but No IP Problem Explained
05:12 Re-Download Updated OpenVPN Config File
05:37 Reconnect VPN & Verify Proper IP Assignment
In this beginner-friendly guide, you’ll learn how to install an OpenVPN server step by step—even if you’re starting from zero! This tutorial walks you through:
• Why you might want to self-host your OpenVPN server
• How to install and configure the server on your operating system
• Key configuration steps to secure your OpenVPN server
• Testing your connection to ensure it works flawlessly
Whether you're a tech newbie or a curious tinkerer, this video makes setting up your own secure VPN server smooth and straightforward.
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