Specifications

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VPNs allow users at home or away from the LAN to securely connect to it using any
network connection, such as the Internet. From the user’s perspective, the VPN
connection appears as a dedicated private link.
Starting and Stopping VPN Service
To start the service:
$ sudo serveradmin start vpn
To stop the service:
$ sudo serveradmin stop vpn
Checking the Status of VPN Service
To see a summary status of service:
$ sudo serveradmin status vpn
To see a detailed status of service:
$ sudo serveradmin fullstatus vpn
Viewing VPN Service Settings
To view a setting:
$ sudo serveradmin settings vpn: setting
To view all settings:
$ sudo serveradmin settings vpn
Changing VPN Service Settings
To change a setting:
$ sudo serveradmin settings vpn: setting = value
To change several settings:
$ sudo serveradmin settings
vpn:
setting = value
vpn: setting = value
vpn: setting = value
[...]
Control-D
Parameter Description
setting A VPN service setting. To see a list of available settings, enter
$ sudo serveradmin settings vpn
or see “Available VPN Service Settings” on page 242.
value An appropriate value for the setting.