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Remote access to your Amahi HDA comes pre-configured out of the box.
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There are '''two''' supported options for VPN in Amahi:
  
The VPN solution is implemented through the very popular [http://openvpn.net/ OpenVPN] software VPN.
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* An [http://www.amahi.org/apps/ipsec-vpn IPsec VPN app] which is built in on iOS devices like the iPad, iPhone, iPod. Details on how to set it up at [[IPSec VPN]]
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* An [http://www.amahi.org/apps/openvpn OpenVPN app] which is a popular open source VPN stack. This is not included by default in iOS or Mac OS X. Details on how to set it up at [[OpenVPN]]
  
Each HDA comes pre-configured with a remote access server. Once connected, 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.
 
  
'''You need to forward one port in your router''' to enable the VPN.
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Both of them require forwarding ports to work from outside your network to your HDA.
  
= Requirements =
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We offer a free OpenVPN tester in your console in Amahi.org to test your setup, as a convenience, because the OpenVPN cannot be tested from within your network.
  
There are two requirements for Remote Access to work:
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To get started, pick one and install the app and the relevant client software in your client computer or mobile device, then configure it for remote access.
 
 
* On the client side, you need to be running an OpenVPN client. We provide one for Windows, preconfigured and we recommend one for the Mac, which requires some manual configuration, which are the same settings for the Linux client.
 
* Your router needs to provide acces to '''UDP port 1194'''. The way to open is through port forwarding. Forward UDP port 1194 from your router to the IP address of your HDA.
 
 
 
On to the clients:
 
 
 
* [[VPNWindows|Windows Client]]
 
* Mac: [[VPNMacTunnelBlick|TunnelBlick]] (open source) or [[VPNMacViscosity|Viscosity]] (shareware)
 
* [[VPNLinux|Linux]]
 
 
 
 
 
= YouTube Video on Port Forwarding for Linksys Routers =
 
 
 
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[[Category: Services]]
 
[[Category: Services]]
 
[[Category: VPN]]
 
[[Category: VPN]]

Latest revision as of 10:34, 13 June 2017

There are two supported options for VPN in Amahi:

  • An IPsec VPN app which is built in on iOS devices like the iPad, iPhone, iPod. Details on how to set it up at IPSec VPN
  • An OpenVPN app which is a popular open source VPN stack. This is not included by default in iOS or Mac OS X. Details on how to set it up at OpenVPN


Both of them require forwarding ports to work from outside your network to your HDA.

We offer a free OpenVPN tester in your console in Amahi.org to test your setup, as a convenience, because the OpenVPN cannot be tested from within your network.

To get started, pick one and install the app and the relevant client software in your client computer or mobile device, then configure it for remote access.