How to install OVPN client on Adopisoft

Learn to configure an OVPN client on Adopisoft for secure remote accesswith easy setup and authentication.

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Table Of Contents

Enable Adopisoft SSH
- Login to your Adopisoft admin dashboard
- Go to System > System Services then click Enable SSH
Opening Adopisoft SSH
- Open command prompt window for Windows OS
- In the command prompt window type the following and press enter:
  
  Note: replace [adopisoft ip address] with the ip address of your adopisoft
  - For Raspberry PI: ssh pi@[adopisoft ip address]
  - For Orange PI: ssh root@[adopisoft ip address]
- If this is your first time opening Adopisoft SSH on your PC or laptop, you will see a prompt similar to the one in the screenshot bellow. Type yes and press Enter.
- Type the Adopisoft SSH password and press enter.
  
  Note: you won't see what you are typing in the command prompt window
  - Password for Raspberry PI: raspberry
  - Password for Orange PI: asdf@12345
  For other devices or operating systems, please visit the Adopisoft documentation website.
- If you successfully connect to your Adopisoft SSH, you will see a prompt similar to the one in the screenshot bellow. You may proceed to the next step.
Check Date and Time
- In the command prompt window type date and press enter.
- If the date and time are set correctly, proceed to Step 5.
Set Date and Time
- In the command prompt window type sudo date [date and time] and press enter.
  
  Note: Change the [date and time] with the correct current date and time. Follow the format bellow.
  
  Example:{moment(date).format('MMMM DD YYYY hh:mm a')}
  
  Format:{moment(date).tz('Asia/Manila').format('MMDDHHmmYYYY')}
  
  Format Breakdown:
  
  {moment(date).tz('Asia/Manila').format('MM')}
  
  {moment(date).format('MMMM')}
  
  (month)
  
  {moment(date).tz('Asia/Manila').format('DD')}
  
  {moment(date).format('DD')}
  
  (day)
  
  {moment(date).tz('Asia/Manila').format('HH')}
  
  {moment(date).format('hh')}
  
  (military time for hour)
  
  (minute)
  
  (year)
- You should type sudo date in the command prompt window and press enter.
- To verify that you have set the date and time correctly, go back to Step 3.
Copy OVPN installer file url
- Login to your KPTD account. Sign In
- Navigate to Remote Access in the left navigation menu.
- Choose your remote access account with OVPN service and HTTPS or 443 in Remote URL.
- Click on the name of the remote access account and you will find the Adopisoft OVPN url installer.
- Click the copy icon or highlight the URL of the installer and copy it.
- To verify the installer file, paste the copied URL into the address bar of Google Chrome.
Download OVPN installer file on Adopisoft SSH
- In the command prompt window type curl -O [url] and press enter.
  
  Note: Changed the [url] with your remote access account installer url by pasting the copied url.
  
  Example:curl -O https://dl.kptd.ph/xxxxxx/ovpn.sh
- To verify that the installer file has downloaded successfully, type ls (small letter "L", small letter "S") in the command prompt window and press Enter. You should see the ovpn.sh file listed.
Add execution permission to the OVPN installer file
- In the command prompt window type chmod +x ovpn.sh and press enter.
- To verify that you have successfully added the execution permission to the installer file, you should see the ovpn.sh display in green when you type ls again in the command prompt and press enter.
Install OVPN installer
- In the command prompt window type ./ovpn.sh and press enter.
  
  Note: If the installer file content has downloaded correctly, you should see a prompt similar to the one shown on the screenshot above.
- To proceed with the installation, type y and press enter.
- Wait until the installation is complete.
- If you do not encounter any errors after the installation is complete, you should see a result similar to the image below.
- You can now access your Adopisoft remotely by copying the remote URL displayed in the command prompt window.
  
  Note: You need to bridge the VPN interface of the remote access VPN. Proceed to the next step
Bridge the OVPN interface from the Adopisoft admin dashboard
- Login to your Adopisoft admin dashboard
- Go to Network > Bridges
- Scroll down until you see Select Ports/Interfaces to bridge:
- Check the newly added VPN interface named tun0
- Save the changes and reboot your Adopisoft

If you encounter any issues during installation, please contact support@kptd.ph and attach a screenshot of the error. Alternatively, you can use our contact form by clicking here.