Digi Connect IT 16 User Manual

Virtual Private Networks (VPN) OpenVPN
Digi Connect IT® 16/48 User Guide
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that devices connected to the OpenVPN client’s LAN interface are on the same IP subnet as devices.
The Connect IT 16/48 device supports two mechanisms for configuring an OpenVPN server in TAP
mode:
n OpenVPN managed—The Connect IT 16/48 device creates the interface and then uses its
standard configuration to set up the connection (for example, its standard DHCP server
configuration).
n Device only—IP addressing is controlled by the system, not by OpenVPN.
Additional OpenVPN information
For more information on OpenVPN, see these resources:
Bridging vs. routing
OpenVPN/Routing
Configure an OpenVPN server
Required configuration items
n Enable the OpenVPN server.
The OpenVPN server is enabled by default.
n The mode used by the OpenVPN server, one of:
l TUN (OpenVPN managed)—Also known as routing mode. Each OpenVPN client is assigned
a different IP subnet from the OpenVPN server and other OpenVPN clients. OpenVPN
clients use Network Address Translation (NAT) to route traffic from devices connected on
its LAN interfaces to the OpenVPN server.
l TAP - OpenVPN managed—Also know as bridging mode. A more advanced implementation
of OpenVPN. The Connect IT 16/48 device creates an OpenVPN interface and uses
standard interface configuration (for example, a standard DHCP server configuration).
l TAP - Device only—An alternate form of OpenVPN bridging mode, in which the device,
rather than OpenVPN, controls the interface configuration. If this method is is, the
OpenVPN server must be included as a device in either an interface or a bridge.
n The firewall zone to be used by the OpenVPN server.
n The IP network and subnet mask of the OpenVPN server.
n The server's Certificate authority (CA) certificate, and public, private and Diffie-Hellman (DH)
keys.
n An OpenVPN authentication group and an OpenVPN user.
n Determine the method of certificate management:
l Certificates managed by the server.
l Certificates created externally and added to the server.
n If certificates are created and added to the server, determine the level of authentication:
l Certificate authentication only.
l Username and password authentication only.
l Certificate and username and password authentication.

Digi Connect IT 16 Specifications

General

Brand	Digi
Model	Connect IT 16
Category	Server
Language	English