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Build a VPN Tunnel

This task builds a tunnel between the configured VPN server and the node intended to act as the VPN client.

To build a tunnel between the VPN server and a client

1. Log in either locally or remotely to the VPN server appliance.

2. From the Setup Main menu, go to System Preferences > Configure Network > Setup VPN > Configure VPN client.
3. Press Enter (<OK>).

4. Enter the Administration IP Address of the VPN client, and press Enter (<OK>).

5. Enter the root password of the remote system, and press Enter (<OK>).

6. Press Enter (<Yes>) to confirm.

   The system confirms that the VPN client node was successfully contacted:

   

   Note: Make note of the VPN IP address, because you will need it for the client configuration task.

7. To continue, press Enter.

If the tunnel creation process does not finish successfully, the following message appears instead:

In this case, see Building a VPN Tunnel Without a Client-Server Connection.