Category: Mikrotik

  • How to Make Mikrotik an OpenVPN client

    Download the openvpn ovpn profile. e.g mikrotik.ovpn

    Ensure tls and tls cert are removed,lzo compression and openvpn supports tcp.

    Navigate to mikrotik and click files

    Click upload files

    Click system > certificates ->Click Import

    The import file will import the certificates.

    Create a VPN profile.

    Navigate to ppp -> profiles ->Click Add New.

    Ensure you give profile a name and enable encryption.Leave other features in default state.

    Create OVPN Client

    Navigate to ppp -> interfaces ->Click add new ->Select ovpn client

    Specify an arbitrary name for the client name.

    Connect to:Specify openvpn server ip,available in the ip

    port:Specify openvpn port

    user:The ovpn profile name used increation of the openvpn client

    profile:Specify the profile specified in the previous step.

    mode:Specify ip

    password:Leave password field blank.

    Certificate:Specify the certificate identified with an underscore 1 or KT

    Specifiy auth as sha1 and cipher as aes 256

    The mikrotik should be able to connect to the vpn server.

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