Hi, To make sure things stay working as it is. I have a hostname in the remote access list so that even if the main office needs to relocate (DR) i can still access the remote machine.
I also ship routers with a dyndns name that every now and then will turn up a rfc1918 ip but i can still see where the host came from. It has served me well over the years. Cheers, Seth typed on a tiny touchscreen, why exactly? Gavin Will <[email protected]>schreef: >I have shipped pfSense boxes before. > >What I do is setup remote access to the web configurator (only allowing the >source address of our main office) and then post the box. > >If the WAN is dhcp then you are all set, get a person at remote office to do a >"what is my ip" or http://forum.pfsense.org/ip.php and get them to tell you >the remote ip > >Connect up via https://remoteip > >Only issue would be if it is PPOE or static but in theory you should know this >before the service is live and can preconfigure. > >The nature of Open VPN you have a client and a server. The client IP can be >dynamic so you can configure the OpenVPN before shipping and it will connect >as soon as it has a public IP. > >Gavin > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >On Behalf Of [email protected] >Sent: 25 April 2012 08:54 >To: pfSense support and discussion >Subject: [pfSense] OpenVPN: offsite configuration > >I'm new to pfSense and OpenVPN but my questions cross both products. > >Is it conceivable to ship a pfSense system to a remote office location and >have the onsite systems tech set the public IP address using some simple >instructions? > >Can OpenVPN be configured in such a way that the same shipped system, as >above, be pre-configured as a client with the OpenVPN server (PSK) address >pre-set so once the public IP address is added the VPN connection will come up? > >Once again, the pfSense system will be shipped to a remote office with an >inexperienced local technician required to install on the internet. >I am hoping to do as much of the configuration before shipping to minimize >what the technical guy at the remote site will have to do to bring the office >online. > >I hope these questions make sense to the group. > >Thanks, R >_______________________________________________ >List mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list >_______________________________________________ >List mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list _______________________________________________ List mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list
