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support:setup_open_vpn_2018_edition
  • Download Google Authenticator iOS or Android
  • Login with admin login credentials
  • Scan barcode by Google Authenticator
  • Check new OpenVPN entry in your Google Authenticator with admin account name
  • Click “I Scanned the QR code” button
  • It displays “Google Authenticator Enabled” section
  • Login with admin login credentials
  • You'll be asked to enter code displayed in Google Authenticator so do it
  • Go to User Management then type your username, select group and enter your own password
  • Click “Save Settings” on bottom then click “Update Running Server” on top
  • Logout
  • Login with your own account from https://olympus.err:943/
  • Do the same Google Authenticator stuff, scan, click “I scanned” button
  • Now you have another OpenVPN entry in your Google Authenticator with your username
  • Download “OpenVPN Connect” using link in the same page
  • Download your connection profile in the same page
  • Open “OpenVPN Connect” application
  • Delete pre-loaded Errigal OpenVPN profile
  • Load your OpenVPN profile you just downloaded
  • Test your profile with click Connect as “your username”
  • Dialog asks you if you trust our “UNVERIFIED” profile so click yes
  • Dialog asks you to enter login credentials
    • Your username should be already entered
    • Enter your password
    • Enter Google Authentication Code for OpenVPN with your username
  • Click connect and it should connect!

OpenVPN Administrator

Create a new user

  1. In office or connect to VPN Network
  2. Login to https://10.91.120.28:943/admin/ using openvpn admin user
  3. Select User Management / User Permissions
  4. Scroll to button to “New Username” and enter details as required
  5. username - First letter firstname + Surname
  6. Select appropriate group - Dev or Ops
  7. Allow AutoLogin check box (2nd checkbox)
  8. Click save settings
  9. Click Update Running Server to push new user

New user not in office (Covid scenario)

VPN Administrator must

  1. Select new user from user list and click Edit icon
  2. Set password to complex (12 character random value)
  3. logout of OPEN VPN as Admin
  4. login to Open VPN non Admin - https://10.91.120.28:943/
  5. Add QR Code to a temp authenicator
  6. Enter QR code to complete signin
  7. Download the ovpn files (2 - Client & AutoLogin)

  1. Issue all 5 pieces to new joiner via slack
    1. username
    2. password
    3. QR Code
    4. user-locked opvn profile
    5. autologin opvn profile
support/setup_open_vpn_2018_edition.txt · Last modified: 2021/06/25 10:09 by 127.0.0.1