If you are looking to setup an OpenVPN server on a different operating system, please check out our other guides. If you are running a different version of pfSense, it's very likely that many or even all of the steps outlined in this guide will still apply. We won't be covering the details of setting up a pfSense instance, many guides can be found online. If you need to download and install a copy of pfSense, information can be found at. You already have a copy of Viscosity installed on your client device.This installation of pfSense is a fresh install.You are connected with your client device to the pfSense server via its LAN interface during this guide.pfSense has been set up with at least a WAN interface and a LAN interface.

You have already installed the latest version of pfSense (2.3 at time of writing).A server running pfSense is likely to be acting as a router itself, so we will assume that the pfSense server is directly connected to the internet with its own IP address. This guide won't treat any issues related to setting up your router. This guide will walk you through the steps involved in setting up an OpenVPN server on a pfSense instance that allows you to securely access your home/office network from a remote location and optionally send all of your network traffic through it so you can access the internet securely as well.

Setting up your OpenVPN server to access your home or office network gives you full access to all your files on your network. Anything you send over the VPN connection will be encrypted from your device until it reaches your OpenVPN server at home. Running your own OpenVPN server will allow you to encrypt everything you do on the internet, so that you can safely do your online banking on the free WiFi at your favourite cafe.

This guide will walk you through the process of setting up your own OpenVPN server, and connecting to it with your copy of Viscosity. And you can even connect to your home or office network from anywhere in the world, as if you were sitting right at your desk. You can overcome geo-blocking restrictions on your favourite websites. You can securely connect to any public WiFi hotspot. Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) can be utilized for a number of very useful applications.

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