
The certificate authority (CA) certificate and key:. Edit the following lines in vars.bat, replacing "US", "CA," etc. Open the vars.bat file in a text editor:. NOTE: Only run init-config once, during installation. On the pop up User Account Control window, Click "Yes". Right-click the menu item "Command Prompt". Right-click on Command Prompt and choose "Run as Administrator". Navigate to the C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\easy-rsa folder on an elevated command prompt:. (This step can be skipped for now and done at any convenient time) During the setup, make sure to check mark the component named "EasyRSA 2 Certificate Management Scripts". Download the installer from here and run it on the server computer. Further Considerations / TroubleshootingĦ.5 Security Tips Downloading and Installing OpenVPN. Copying the Server and Client Files to Their Appropriate Directories.
For a more detailed understanding of setting up OpenVPN and its advanced features, see the HOWTO page.
This page contains a no-frills guide to getting OpenVPN up and running on a Windows server and client(s).