Setting Up a VPN - Server using SoftEther VPN on VMWare vSphere
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What is SoftEther VPN?
"SoftEther VPN ("SoftEther" means "Software Ethernet") is one of the world's most powerful and easy-to-use multi-protocol VPN software. It runs on Windows, Linux, Mac, FreeBSD and Solaris."(Link)
Implementation-Architecture:
Link: Remote Access to LAN
Prerequisites:
- Windows VM on VMWare vSphere using a VMXnet3 - Virtual Network Device
( VMWare tools are required to be installed on the VM for the VMXnet3 adapter to work.)
- Required Virtual Switch settings:
- Port forwarding to port TCP 5555 on the VPN server VM
(The setup depends on the firewall you use.)
Download:
Link: https://www.softether-download.com/en.aspx
Installation:
Configuration:
Now the setup is done.
The next step is to create a user account.
There's another blog post about that.
How to create users in SoftEther VPN (it-infrastructure.solutions)