OpenVPN Configuration

OpenVPN is a virtual private network system used to create secure connections between devices. By using OpenVPN, data transmitted via this connection is encrypted, thereby maintaining the privacy and security of the information sent.

Create OpenVPN

To create OpenVPN you will fill in several available columns including the following:

Create VPC Network Form

Column	Description
Username	The username that will be used to identify the user when connecting to the OpenVPN server.
Password	The password that the user will use to authenticate when connecting to the OpenVPN server.
Confirm Password	Confirm the password that has been entered.
Tunnel Settings - Protocol	The protocol that will be used in VPN connections is currently the UDP On IPV4 only protocol.
Tunnel Settings - Ports	The port number that will be used by the OpenVPN server is automatically filled in using port 1194.
Tunnel Settings - OpenVPN Client Network	The virtual network that users will use when connecting to an OpenVPN server.

Here are the steps to create OpenVPN: On the VPN page, in the More column, select Configuration.

Create OpenVPN

Select the OpenVPN tab, and click the Create OpenVPN button.

Create OpenVPN

The Create OpenVPN page appears, in the Create User OpenVPN section, fill in the Username, Password, Confirm Password, and Expiration Date.

Create OpenVPN

In the Tunnel Settings section, fill in the Protocol, Port, and OpenVPN Client Network sections.

Create OpenVPN

Click the Create button after filling in all the columns on the OpenVPN Create User page.

Create OpenVPN

Wait until the process is complete.

Create OpenVPN

The notification “OpenVPN configuration vpn-for-tw has been successfully created” appears and the status changes to Created.

Create OpenVPN

Add OpenVPN User

On OpenVPN on the Cloudeka portal service, you can add users by following these steps:

On the VPN page, in the More column, select Configuration.

Add OpenVPN User

Select the OpenVPN tab in the OpenVPN User section, click the Add New User button.

Add OpenVPN User

The OpenVPN Create User page appears, fill in Username, Password, Confirm Password, Expiration Date, and click the Create button to continue the process.

Add OpenVPN User

New OpenVPN user accounts are now available in the OpenVPN User list.

Add OpenVPN User

Edit OpenVPN User Configuration

In the OpenVPN configuration on the Cloudeka portal service, you can update the password and change the validity period of the OpenVPN user account. Here are the steps to update your password:

On the OpenVPN page, in the OpenVPN User section, select Reset Password in the More column.

Edit OpenVPN User Configuration - Reset Password

The Edit Password page appears, fill in the Password column, Confirm Password, and click Update to continue the process.

Edit OpenVPN User Configuration - Reset Password

A notification “OpenVPN user has been successfully updated” appears.

Edit OpenVPN User Configuration - Reset Password

Here are the steps to change the validity period of an OpenVPN user account by following these steps:

On the OpenVPN page, in the OpenVPN User section, select Edit Expiration Date in the More column.

Edit OpenVPN User Configuration - Expired Date

The Edit Expiration Date page appears, select the new validity period and click Update to continue the process.

Edit OpenVPN User Configuration - Expired Date

A notification “OpenVPN user has been successfully updated” appears.

Edit OpenVPN User Configuration - Expired Date

Download OpenVPN

Cloudeka Portal Service provides installers for Windows and MacOS operating systems. Here are the steps to download OpenVPN on the Cloudeka Portal service:

On the Network tab VPN menu, press the More button and press the Configuration button.

Download OpenVPN

On the OpenVPN tab in the Client Export section:
a. Download the OpenVPN installer with the Windows operating system.
b. Download the OpenVPN installer with the MacOS operating system.

Download OpenVPN

Wait for the installer to finish downloading.

Download OpenVPN

Install OpenVPN on Windows

Here are the steps for installing OpenVPN on Windows:

Run the downloaded OpenVPN for Windows installer by double-clicking.

Install OpenVPN on Windows

Press the Run button to continue the process of installing OpenVPN on your computer.

Install OpenVPN on Windows

Press the Installer Now button.

Install OpenVPN on Windows

Wait until the process is complete.

Install OpenVPN on Windows

Click the Close button. OpenVPN can now be run on your computer.

Install OpenVPN on Windows

Install OpenVPN on MacOS

Here are the steps for installing OpenVPN on Windows:

Run the downloaded OpenVPN for MacOS installer.

Install OpenVPN on MacOS

The Install OpenVPN Connect page appears, press the Continue button.

Install OpenVPN on MacOS

Read the EULA and press the Continue button to continue the installation process.

Install OpenVPN on MacOS

In Installation Type, press Install.

Install OpenVPN on MacOS

Wait until the process is complete.

Install OpenVPN on MacOS

Open the OpenVPN client application that you just installed in OpenVPN on your computer. Press the Agree and OK buttons. OpenVPN can now be run on your computer

Install OpenVPN on MacOS

Connection with OpenVPN

Here are the steps to connect to the VPN configuration on OpenVPN:

In the Action column, click the More button then select Configuration.

Connection with OpenVPN

To download the VPN configuration, select the OpenVPN tab, click Viscosity Inline Config and wait until the download process is complete until the notification Viscosity Inline config has been successfully downloaded appears.

Connection with OpenVPN

Run OpenVPN on the computer.

Connection with OpenVPN

On the taskbar in the right corner of the screen, click the openVPN icon, then right click and click Import File…

Connection with OpenVPN

Select the downloaded Viscosity Inline Config file and click Open.

Connection with OpenVPN

On the taskbar in the right corner of the screen, click the openVPN icon then click Connect.

Connection with OpenVPN

Enter the username and password you entered when you created OpenVPN and click OK to continue the process.

Connection with OpenVPN

If the username and password entered are correct, the notification viscosity-config-vpn-1-openvpn-byCloudeka is now connected will appear. You can see the IP used is 18.18.18.2

Connection with OpenVPN

To see the running status of OpenVPN, you can see the OpenVPN page

Connection with OpenVPN

The OpenVPN Status section displays several columns

Create VPC Network Form

Column	Description
Username	Username used to identify the connection to the OpenVPN server.
Real Address	The physical IP address that is connected to the OpenVPN server.
Virtual Address	A virtual IP address is used to communicate with other networks.
Connected Since	Displays the date and time when the user connected to the OpenVPN server.
Bytes Sent	Displays the total number of bytes a user has sent through an OpenVPN connection since connecting.
Bytes Received	Displays the total number of bytes that have been received by the user via the OpenVPN connection since connecting.
Ciphers	Displays the encryption algorithm used to protect data sent over an OpenVPN connection.

In the OpenVPN Status section you can see that there is only one total connected client.
The VPN username is the second test which is currently active using the real address 103.168.135.139, virtual IP address 18.18.18.2 which has been connected since May 31, 2023 at 04:32:05. The bytes that have been sent are 2896 while the bytes that have been received are 8221. Cipher is the encryption method used by AES-256-GCM (Advanced Encryption Standard 256-bit Galois/Counter Mode).
The Routing Table list displays the name of the second test user with the original address and target network address used 103.168.135.139, and the last time used was May 31 2023 at 04:32:05.

Connection with OpenVPN

On the Cloudeka portal service, select the Security menu and click the Edit button in the Action column.

Connection with OpenVPN

Click the New Rule button.

Connection with OpenVPN

In the Type column select SSH.

Connection with OpenVPN

In the Sources column, enter the network address used when creating the VPN.

Connection with OpenVPN

Click the Save button to save changes

Connection with OpenVPN

Select the Instance menu, click See all IP Address to see the IP address used by the virtual machine that will be accessed. Make sure the VPC used is the same as the VPC used when creating the VPN.

Connection with OpenVPN

Test the connection from your computer to the virtual machine in the portal service by typing Ping 10.10.10.252. Produces a response within 13 milliseconds, and a Time To Live value of 62 which indicates the maximum number of network hops permitted on a packet.

Connection with OpenVPN