WireGuard

WireGuard is a very efficient and secure VPN that establishes communication over a UDP port.

Note: The default port is 51'820. However, this can only be used once per interface as an outgoing port.

Functionality

The connection setup takes place via UDP. In WireGuard, there are no real classic roles of server and client. The connection is established when an endpoint is specified. This can be defined both in the server and/or in each peer. A connection is established when a request is made to the routed network.

Configuration

It is recommended to first activate the interface and configure the IP address. Then, the peers can be put into operation one after another. This approach simplifies configuration as Antcas Control attempts to automatically determine all IP addresses of the peers.

In the interface settings under the second tab Peer, the properties of all peers are configured. However, this is only used for exporting the configuration and can be adjusted per peer. For example, the endpoint for establishing the connection from the peer can be configured here.

Note: If you want WireGuard on Antcas Control to establish a connection to a peer, the endpoint is configured in the Peer under WireGuard and not under the Advanced tab in the interface.

After activating the interface, the IP address can be configured in the network interface. Dynamic IP addresses via DHCP or DHCP server are not supported as the VPN communicates on Layer 3. To communicate with other networks, the NAT Forwarding may need to be activated accordingly.

Note: Do not forget to assign the ports of the visualization to the network interface of the VPN after it has been configured.

Check Communication

To ensure that the connection was successfully established, it is necessary to send a ping to the server. Otherwise, no connection status is displayed.