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== Configuring a Virtual Private Network (VPN) ==
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[[Image:vpn1.png|thumb|right|400px|The first step in setting up a Virtual Private Network (VPN) is to edit the Network settings to add a new private network in the '''Virtual Machine Manager''' for '''<u>each</u>''' VM (''centos1'', ''centos2'', ''centos3'') prior to starting each VM.]]
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[[Image:vpn2.png|thumb|right|400px|After adding a new private network for each VM, you need to launch each VM and configure the network settings in order for <u>each</u> VM to connect to that new private network. ]]
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For the remainder of this course, we will focus on networking involving our VMs and our c7host machine. This lab will focus on setting up a virtual private network ('''VPN'''), connecting our VMs and c7host machine to the VPN, and configuring our VPN to make more convenient to use, troubleshoot and protect. '''Lab 7''' will focus more on configuring SSH and making access to the VPN more secure. Finally, '''lab 8''' will focus on configuring the network for fixed workstations, mobile devices, or both at the same time.
<u>'''Two Steps Required to Setup a VPN'''</u>
If we are going to setup a private network, we must do 2 major operations: First, '''define a new private network in the Virtual Manager application'''; and second, '''configure each of our VMs to connect to this new private network'''. In Part 1, we will be perform the first operation. In parts 2, 3, and 4, we will be performing the second operation for all VMS (graphical and command-line).