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Hi All,

I want to build an Access Server to handle up to 1000 Clients.
I would be happy to know if there are recommendations on which OS I can do that? Linux is preferred over Windows or the opposite?
Should I be using the latest versions? i.e Windows 10?

I want to be able to assign an VPN IP to each user and that as along as the use is in the system it would be using that IP all the time - kind of Static Ip for Clients.
Can that be done?

The main concern is I want to build up a Web interface GUI that I would be able to manage the Server remotely.
I can develop using PHP code and SQL to be able to do that - Correct?

I would be happy if someone can help me with how to build up the Server GUI that I would be able to maintain it remotely.
Also I would be happy to know if there is a way to give IP to a Client "Static" - Meaning that the Client will hold the IP as long as it is in the System.
And Only manually the IP can be freed and be used with another Client.

Please assist me with that
Thank in advanced
Eric.

tqcenter2002 wrote:I want to build an Access Server to handle up to 1000 Clients

Do you mean:

• You want to use OpenVPN-AccessServer ? (which will cost you approximately 1000 user licenses ?

=OR=

• You want to use OpenVPN-CommunityEdition (which is FOSS) ?

I would like to use the OpenVPN-CommunityEdition
I want also to build a Web interface GUI for the OpenVPN-CommunityEdition - That I would be having the ability to monitor and Control the Server.

I know that with the Access Server we get ONLY 2 users that we can use and if we want to have 1000 Client it will cost - I think something like 5 to 10 Dollar Per user a Month - Is that Correct?

Yes all my questions referring to OpenVPN-CommunityEdition.
Thank You.
Eric

tqcenter2002 wrote:I would like to use the OpenVPN-CommunityEdition

OK.

tqcenter2002 wrote:Static Ip for Clients

Use --client-config-dir and --ifconfig-push

See:

• OpenVPN Community Edition Documentation
• HOWTO: For OpenVPN Community Edition
• HOWTO: Expanding the scope of the VPN to include additional machines

tqcenter2002 wrote:I want also to build a Web interface GUI for the OpenVPN-CommunityEdition

I don''t want to sound rude but that sounds like a lot of unnecessary work .. OpenVPN Community Edition does not need a web interface.

Thanks Traffic
I will look at the ip configuration links you have provided

Why do you say that the

OpenVPN Community Edition does not need a web interface.

I thought that web interface will help me maintain the Server - I thought, Since I want to be able to set each client with its own IP and can I do that without an interface?

The recommended solution will need me to maintain an ip-table of the VPN that I will need to know which IP I have already set and which are free to use. Or it has a builtin IP table that I can view and edit using web interface and PHP coding?

I really appreciate that you save me from doing unnecessary work - and I will try what you advised me to do and hope I will get what I wanted.
I would be happy if you could recommend the OS of which I should build my OpenVPN CE Server on?
I thought of Linux based solution with CentOS in mind - But maybe Ubuntu can do the same. Please help me chose the best OS and Version that I can use with the latest OpenVPN CE and that I can use the push ip configuration.

I will be happy to your assistance on the above.
Thanks