In this recipe, we will demonstrate how to set up an OpenVPN client connection.

In circumstances in which we need to support one or more clients in the field connecting to our network through a VPN tunnel, we will find it necessary to set up an OpenVPN client connection. Fortunately, pfSense makes the process easy—the OpenVPN Client Export Utility package greatly simplifies the process of setting up a client connection from both the server and client side, as we shall see.