Guide – How To Start – SoftEther VPN Server – Free VPN on Linux Stream 10 on Amazon

SoftEther VPN Server – Free VPN on Linux Stream 10 provides an advanced, multi-protocol VPN solution with strong security, flexibility, and remote access capabilities.

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Simple and rapid installation. Easy to maintain.

Configuration and connection to SoftEther VPN Server – Free VPN on Linux Stream 10

To work, you should open ports 21, 22, 30000-50000 (TCP) in the network properties in the Amazon firewall. After purchasing and starting the VM, you should know its IP address. You can find it in Amazon’s account.

To connect to the Server, you should generate a “Private Key” in advance. This can be done using the following instructions (by choosing the “file format:” option “.ppk” in point 3) Guide – How To – Create and use Key Pair to connect to a VM

1. Connecting to the VM using the PuTTY application. You can download it at the following link – Download
   • Go to section SSH on the left panel, and then to Auth

• In the “Auth” section, click “Browse” and specify the path to the .ppk file you received earlier.

• Go to the home page of “Session”, enter the IP address of the VM, and click “Open”.

• In the opened console, you will need to enter the login ec2-user

Software installation

1. To start remote server administration on the operator’s computer, you need to install SoftEther VPN Server manager.

2. In the “Select Component” drop-down list, select SoftEther VPN Server Manager for Windows.

3. In the Select Platform drop-down list, select Windows.

4. Download links will display. Select the latest version. 

5. Download the SoftEther VPN Server installer and run it after completing the download. In the window that opens, click “Next”:

6. Select the “SoftEther VPN Server Manager (Admin Tools Only)” and click “Next”:

7. After installation, run the program shortcut from the desktop.

Configuring the server

1. When opening, the following window will be displayed:
2. You must create a new connection. To do this, click on the button New Settings.

3. Specify the IP address of the Azure virtual machine in the Host Name line. Leave port 443 by default and click OK.

4. To start the VPN Server admin panel, click Connect.

5. At the first authorization, you need to set a new administrator password to connect to the server.

6. Next, in the “SoftEther VPN Server / Bridge Easy Setup” window, select the setting Remote Access VPN Server and click Next:

7. Next, enter a name for the hub you want and click OK: 

8. Click Exit in the “Dynamic DNS Function” window:

9. Click OK in the “IP / L2TP / EtherIP / L2TPv3 Settings” window:

10. Next, select Disable VPN Azure and click OK.

11. Next, Close the window “VPN Easy Setup Tasks”.

12. Also, when creating each hub, you need to enable the Virtual NAT function. For this, you need to click “Manage Virtual Hub”:

13. Open “Virtual NAT and Virtual DHCP Server (SecureNAT)”:

14. Click “Enable SecureNAT”:

Adding new users

1. To work with a VPN, at first, you should add a user to the app.

Click on the “Manage Virtual Hub” button:

2. Then click on the “Manage Users” button:

3. To create a new user, click  “New”

4. It’s necessary to insert the name of the user into the “User Name” field, type the password into the “Password” field, and verify it by re-entering the password into the “Confirm Password” field. After the data were entered, click “OK”.

5. To change a user’s credentials, select the user and click “Edit”

Creating a configuration file

1. To create configuration files, click on the “OpenVPN / MS-SSTP Settings” button.

2. Click on the “Generate a Sample Configuration File for OpenVPN Clients” button.

3. When the window of the Windows Explorer is opened, select the path to save the archive:

4. There are the following files in the saved archive:

5. You should save the file named “…_openvpn_remote_access_l3.ovpn”. 

Customize your VPN client

1. To customize the VPN Client, you need the OpenVPN Client for the work. Go to site: Community Downloads | OpenVPN, download and install OpenVPN client, depending on your OS Windows:

2. Now the OpenVPN is ready to work and you can run it. After it is started, add your VPN configuration file

3. Then enter “Username” (1), Select the checkbox “Save password” (2) for your comfort, enter “Password” (3), and click “Connect” (4)

4. Click “Continue” to confirm use without a certificate.

Now you can use your Virtual Private Network.