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OpenVPN is similar to WireGuard in terms of the scheme of client/server, different cryptographic mechanisms are used. Similar steps as above are needed.

Some firewalls drop outbound UDP packets unless they are DNS type, to utilize the edge node controller HTTPs endpoint is important.

While for EdgeView, on the device controller, the user just needs to click one button to start the EdgeView on the device, it also creates a EdgeView client script to be ready to run on the user's laptop. There is no need to program another server configuration for the IP addresses and public keys. There is no routing that needs to be set up, and also there are no VPN IP address allocation issues. Yes, EdgeView does not have the N-to-N communication capability as in a normal SD-WAN or a VPN, but it allows multiple users to access the device which is behind a firewall or a proxy server to do the troubleshooting of the device and the management of applications associated with the device in a secure way.

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