OpenVPN
Ubuntu: You will need to install the OpenVPN one-click app.
Fedora: Remote VPN access to your Amahi HDA comes pre-configured out of the box. There is nothing to install or configure on the server.
You need to forward one port (1194/UDP) to your HDA's IP to enable the OpenVPN service from outside.
You will also need client software.
Once connected from outside your network, your computer becomes virtually a computer in your home network. All your files and services are as easily accessible as when you are at home.
NEW! You can now use your amahi.org control panel to test your VPN remotely!
Contents
Overview
There are two requirements for Remote Access to work:
- On the client side, you need to be running a client
- We provide one for Windows, pre-configured for Amahi
- We recommend one for the Mac, which requires some manual configuration
- The client for Linux comes with most distros and uses the same settings as the Mac
- Your router needs to forward UDP port 1194 to the IP address of your HDA. The way to do this is through port forwarding, which varies from router to router. Make sure you forward UDP (not TCP)
OpenVPN Clients For Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone, ...
Check the page for OpenVPN clients.
Resources on Port Forwarding
- Massive database of port forwarding information by router
- YouTube Video on Port Forwarding for Linksys Routers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWPUdW1kIJA
Bridging VPN and eth0
If you'd like your VPN clients to get IP addresses in the same subnet as your HDA, and not in the 10.8.0.0/24 subnet (default), read this page: VPN Bridging.
Troubleshooting
- Make sure your HDA's network IP range is different than that of the remote network. (e.g. if your HDA's IP address is 192.168.1.X, you cannot connect to it on a remote network also using 192.168.1.X)
- If you are running your HDA from a Verizon FiOS connection, you may experience strange disconnections. This may be due to the Actiontec router's small NAT table. Please see guides here http://www.verizonfioswiki.com/index.php/Using_Your_Own_Router for instructions on how to use your own router.
- If you have a Vonage V-Portal (or perhaps other voip adapters as well), plug your router into your modem, then the v-portal into your router. Vonage tells you to put the v-portal between the modem and the router, but I was unable to connect to vpn until I moved the adapter behind the router.
- Check out VPN_troubleshooting for more troubleshooting tips.
Implementation
The VPN solution is implemented through the very popular OpenVPN software VPN.
