OpenVPN - many users Local Port Question

[parisi]

I have a couple of simple questions, I think… I am really not sure how to ask it.

1. Has to do with the Local Port. If I have 30 users that want to use OpenVPN. Do I need to have a port for each user or can they all use the same port.

2. Concurrent Connections - does this relate to the number of connections a single client (user) has or is it, as it says, the number of distinct clients (different users) that can connect at any one time? And if I want 30 end users to connect I need to set this to at least 30, correct?

Thanks for helping to clarify this for me!

Paul.

[viragomann]

1. You need one port per server. To a unique server multiple connections are possible. The number isn't limited by software.
You can run multiple VPN servers, each listening on different ports.

2. In "Concurrent connections" you set the number of connections that are possible to establish. One user may also run multiple connections if you have checked "Duplicate Connections". If not, you may set the number of concurrent connection to 30 if you have 30 users.

[parisi]

Thanks so much for the answer. Just what I needed!