Official Course: Virtual Private Network (VPN) on OPNsense
Learn IPsec, OpenVPN, & WireGuard Through Practical Hands-On Labs on OPNsense
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What you'll learn
- Understand the fundamentals of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and the role they play in securing modern networks.
- Install, configure, and manage VPN services on OPNsense from scratch.
- Build secure Site-to-Site VPNs using IPsec to connect multiple office locations.
- Configure Remote Access VPNs using OpenVPN for secure user connectivity.
- Deploy and manage WireGuard VPN for fast, modern, and secure encrypted communications.
- Implement Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) to strengthen remote access security.
- Configure firewall rules, routing, NAT, and DNS settings required for successful VPN deployments.
- Gain practical hands-on experience through real-world laboratory exercises that can be applied immediately in production environments.
Requirements
- Basic knowledge of IP addressing, subnetting, and routing concepts.
- Familiarity with general networking terminology.
- 2 OPNsense firewalls (physical or virtual) or a virtual lab environment such as VirtualBox, VMware, Proxmox, or GNS3 to perform the hands-on exercises.
Description
Secure communication has become an essential requirement for modern businesses, remote workers, and IT professionals. In this official course, you will learn how to design, configure, and troubleshoot Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) using OPNsense, one of the most powerful open-source firewall and security platforms available today.
Starting with the fundamentals, you will understand what VPNs are, why they are used, and the differences between the most common VPN technologies. The course then focuses on hands-on configuration of VPN solutions in OPNsense, including OpenVPN, IPsec, and WireGuard. Through practical laboratory exercises, you will learn how to build secure site-to-site VPNs, remote access VPNs for mobile users, certificate-based authentication, multi-factor authentication (MFA), routing, firewall policies, NAT considerations, and VPN troubleshooting techniques.
Every lesson is demonstrated in a real lab environment, allowing you to follow along and gain practical experience that can be applied immediately in production networks. You will also learn best practices for securing VPN deployments, optimizing performance, and diagnosing common connectivity issues using OPNsense tools and logs.
Whether you are a network engineer, system administrator, cybersecurity professional, student, or anyone interested in network security, this course will provide you with the knowledge and confidence to deploy secure VPN solutions using OPNsense in both business and enterprise environments.
Who this course is for:
- Network engineers who want to deploy secure Site-to-Site and Remote Access VPNs.
- System administrators responsible for managing firewalls and secure remote connectivity.
- Cybersecurity professionals looking to strengthen their knowledge of VPN technologies and secure network design.
- IT support engineers who troubleshoot VPN connectivity and authentication issues.
- Students preparing for careers in networking, cybersecurity, or system administration.
- OPNsense users who want to fully utilize its VPN capabilities, including OpenVPN, IPsec, and WireGuard.
- Anyone interested in learning practical VPN implementation through real-world, hands-on laboratory exercises.
Your Instructor
Hello everyone. My name is Maher Haddad and I am a Certified MikroTik Trainer, Cisco Authorized Instructor, IPv6 Forum Trainer and LigoWave Authorized Trainer.
I have decided to make this online school to share my knowledge to the community. All my courses are based on theory and hands-on LABS so you can practise while learning.
More than 100K happy students have joined mynetworktraining.com up to year 2026.
I hope you will enjoy watching my courses and see you inside!
Course Curriculum
IPSEC on OPNsense
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Preview1- Understand how IPSEC works (10:15)
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Start2- Understand how Router-Based IPSEC works on OPNsense (14:17)
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Start3- Configuring Route-Based IPSEC with VTI on OPNsense (20:00)
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Start4- Create the Static route over the Route-Based IPSEC to reach the Remote Networks (12:14)
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Start5- Understand how Policy-Based IPSEC works on OPNsense (11:07)
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Start6- Configuring Policy-Based IPSEC VPN on OPNsense (16:22)
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Start7- Understand why same remote LAN subnets cannot communicate via IPSEC (9:36)
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Start8- Configure IPSEC between 2 sites having same LAN subnet using BI-NAT on OPNsense (9:32)
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Start9- Verify if the IPSEC is working on 2 sites having same LAN subnet on OPNsense (8:51)
OpenVPN on OPNsense
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Preview10- Explain what OpenVPN is and identify its advantages and disadvantages (7:08)
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Start11- Configure the OPNsense firewall to act as an OpenVPN server (18:05)
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Start12- Configure the OpenVPN client on the end device and connect to the OpenVPN server (7:00)
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Start13- Configure the OpenVPN to work with 2FA on OPNsense (10:29)
Bonus - WireGuard on OPNsense
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Frequently Asked Questions
When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 14 days and we will give you a full refund.