Overview: VPN
Für Cloud Server, Dedicated Server und Server Power Deals, die im Cloud Panel
With a virtual private network (VPN), you can create a secure SSL encrypted connection between a local PC and your cloud servers.
Note
For technical reasons, you can only establish one connection to your cloud servers via VPN. If you want to establish multiple VPN connections at the same time, you must configure a VPN connection for every local PC.
Open VPN Section
- Log in to your IONOS account.
Click Menu > Server & Cloud in the title bar.
Optional: Select the desired Server & Cloud contract.The Cloud Panel opens.
Click on Network > VPN in the navigation bar on the left.
All VPNs are listed in a table in the Cloud Panel section Network > VPN. This table lists the most important details for the individual VPNs:
Name: the name assigned to the VPN. You can change it at any time.
Status: the current VPN status.
Typ: the type of VPN.
Data centre: Data centre to which a secure connection is established.
To access all the information about the relevant VPN, click the name of the private network. The list includes the following additional information:
IP: the IP address assigned to the VPN.
ID: the VPN’s ID.
Date of creation: the date the VPN was created.
Note
To use the VPN, you have to install the OpenVPN software on the local PC and then configure it. In the Access section, you can download a zip file with the necessary configuration files.
The History section lists the most recent actions that were performed for the selected VPN.