We connect to the OpenVPN using a VPN for any computer not directly connected to our local server. This is necessary because multiple offices need to use the software developed on the local server.
OpenVPN Access Server / Self-Hosted VPN (BYOL)
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Rock solid VPN and flexible licensing
What do you like best about the product?
OpenVPN Access Server is a rock solid VPN server. Deployment and mangement is easy. We're running it on multiple Linux distros in AWS and we never have issues. The flexible licensing model works well for our environment as well.
What do you dislike about the product?
There is nothing about OpenVPN AS that we dislike.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
OpenVPN AS is the perfect solution for us to access our numerous servers located in multiple VPC's.
Simple to use and admin
What do you like best about the product?
Simple to use, good docs, cheap to run as well
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing really, GUI could be more robust and have troubleshooting tools built in
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
White-list access to external resources
Wonderful VPN software from the FOSS community
What do you like best about the product?
With the latest recent releases, the amount of modern integration with authentication services has been a treat. We specifically use Okta and the integration was quick and easy. Being a FOSS project and running on Linux means amazing stability and performance. With the ability to have a horizontally-scaled infrastructure and a central SQL DB makes this a great product for even larger organizations.
What do you dislike about the product?
I will say that the free license restriction of 2 simultaneous users for smaller use cases is a bit limiting. If you had 5-10 free simultaneous users with the free license, I think you'd attract more companies into the fold and they could grow into the product naturally.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
In the age of remote workers, VPNs are a must. OpenVPN is a great product that can grow from small to large user access with tons of high end customizability.
best tool for the office for secure connection
What do you like best about the product?
easily accissible and perfect stability.
What do you dislike about the product?
nothing, everything has worked perfectly in last couple years
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
since the pandemic, most employees have been working from home, so perfect tool for secure access to our infra
Easy to setup and train the isers
What do you like best about the product?
Interoperability, security, and minimum disruption while patching
What do you dislike about the product?
Downside can be it's limitation to add licenses to exisiting one
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Helping us to implement restricted access to sensitive information
OpenVPN has been a rock solid VPN solution for us for years
What do you like best about the product?
We use OpenVPN Access Server as a self-hosted solution. It's easy to install, easy to maintain and easy to configure. While you can use the administrative GUI, we found that the CLI tools make it easier to manage large numbers of accounts - especially when you're managing accounts used for events like training classes or cyber competitions. It's very easy to script out the setup, teardown, and permissions assigned to hundreds of accounts using the CLI. My personal favorite feature is the CLI - it's saved us hours and time when working with hundreds of accounts over multiple events.
What do you dislike about the product?
OpenVPN Access Server doesn't really have an integrated ability to reset single user accounts. When dealing with hundreds of accounts, you will inevitably have a user lock themselves out of the interface due to failed logins. While you can set the lockout threshold to any time you'd like, it would be really nice to have a simple "unlock account" feature in the admin GUI or available through the CLI.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use OpenVPN to provide access to virtual environments used in training classes and cyber competitions. Many of our classes have 50 or more students and our cyber competitions can have hundreds of simultaneous competitors. OpenVPN ensures we maintain positive control over our environment and ensure communications are secure.
Best access server we tried
What do you like best about the product?
the easy deployment process is one of the things we appreciate
What do you dislike about the product?
I think you need to redesign the web interface, maybe add filters on searching
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The main problem that OVPN AS resolves is the access to our data
Great VPN product
What do you like best about the product?
OpenVPN Access Server is easy to deploy and implement, has great customer support and it can be used with different OS.
What do you dislike about the product?
To be honest, there is nothing we dislike about it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It allows people to connect from different OS smoothly.
Provides better latency and connects remotely
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
We use OpenVPN Access Server on every device that needs to connect to the server. It's the best way to achieve better latency and connect remotely.
What is most valuable?
It is easy to use. We connect to the server and launch our software in between.
What needs improvement?
It should automate our processes. Our developers continuously improve the software, but we'll continue using PowerBuilder unless we undertake a significant project to migrate to a different platform, possibly Java. Additionally, we need RPA software. I've also looked into Twilio, which provides automated SMS alerts. We're assessing how useful that service could be for our needs.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We need RPA software and automatic testing software to make any improvements.
We want to scale internationally. To do this, we'll create a blank copy of our software, replicate our database architecture schema, and then prepare it for the new location. Additionally, we plan to implement automation tools, such as RPA and automated testing, to catch up on the technological aspects we've been lagging. Since our current software is built on PowerBuilder, starting from scratch is challenging. Therefore, we'll continue using it while integrating new resources to improve our system.
It is suitable for small to medium businesses. We have three locations: one laboratory and two offices. We have approximately 120 to 130 employees across these locations.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was very easy, and one system administrator did it.
What was our ROI?
It's efficient. Connecting to the local server without it would be much more difficult. Every employee who works from another office has to use it, so it's essential.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is not that expensive. It makes it more efficient for some people's jobs.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
VPN client with many features
What do you like best about the product?
Compared to other VPN clients I have used this has so many more features like connection stats and connecting via url
What do you dislike about the product?
When I first started using it I struggled a little to understand how exactly to use it. I didn;t feel it was intuitive
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It helps you to connect to your Virtual private Cloud(or server) using VPN (Virtual private network). I personally used to establish client to site connection my aws vpc
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