Merge pull request #294083 from cherylmc/Delete-openvpn

Delete old OpenVPN article

Author: JamesJBarnett

.openpublishing.redirection.json

@@ -5184,6 +5184,11 @@
       "redirect_url": "/azure/virtual-wan/global-hub-profile",
       "redirect_document_id": false
     },
+    {
+      "source_path_from_root": "/articles/virtual-wan/howto-openvpn-clients.md",
+      "redirect_url": "/azure/virtual-wan/point-to-site-vpn-client-certificate-windows-openvpn-client-version-3",
+      "redirect_document_id": false
+    },
     {
       "source_path_from_root": "/articles/virtual-wan/logs-metrics.md",
       "redirect_url": "/azure/virtual-wan/monitor-virtual-wan",

articles/virtual-wan/TOC.yml

@@ -262,8 +262,6 @@
           href: vpn-profile-intune.md
       - name: Azure VPN client optional settings
         href: azure-vpn-client-optional-configurations-windows.md
-      - name: OpenVPN client software configuration
-        href: howto-openvpn-clients.md
     - name: Configure Always On tunnels
       items:
       - name: User tunnel

articles/virtual-wan/about-vpn-profile-download.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ author: cherylmc
 
 ms.service: azure-virtual-wan
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 08/24/2023
+ms.date: 02/04/2025
 ms.author: cherylmc
 
 ---
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ You can use the steps in the [Download profiles](global-hub-profile.md) article
 
 [!INCLUDE [client profiles](../../includes/vpn-gateway-vwan-vpn-profile-download.md)]
 
-* The **OpenVPN folder** contains the *ovpn* profile that needs to be modified to include the key and the certificate. For more information, see [Configure OpenVPN clients](../virtual-wan/howto-openvpn-clients.md#windows).
+* The **OpenVPN folder** contains the *ovpn* profile that needs to be modified to include the key and the certificate.
+
+For information about how to configure a VPN client, select the article from the following table that corresponds to you P2S gateway configuration and client.
+
+[!INCLUDE [P2S client configuration articles](../../includes/virtual-wan-vpn-client-install-articles.md)]
 
 ## Next steps
 

articles/virtual-wan/howto-openvpn-clients.md

@@ -5,17 +5,21 @@ description: Learn how to configure VPN clients for P2S User VPN configurations
 author: cherylmc
 ms.service: azure-virtual-wan
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 01/28/2025
+ms.date: 02/04/2025
 ms.author: cherylmc
 ---
 
 # Configure OpenVPN Connect 3.x clients for P2S User VPN certificate authentication connections - Windows
 
-If your point-to-site (P2S) VPN gateway is configured to use OpenVPN and certificate authentication, you can connect to your virtual network using the OpenVPN Client. This article walks you through the steps to configure the **OpenVPN Connect client 3.x** and connect to your virtual network. There are some configuration differences between the [OpenVPN 2.x](point-to-site-vpn-client-certificate-windows-openvpn-client-version-2.md) client and the OpenVPN Connect 3.x client. This article focuses on the OpenVPN Connect 3.x client.
+If your point-to-site (P2S) VPN gateway is configured to use OpenVPN and certificate authentication, you can connect to your virtual network using the OpenVPN Client. This article walks you through the steps to configure the **OpenVPN Connect client 3.x** and connect to your virtual network. There are some configuration differences between the [OpenVPN 2.x](point-to-site-vpn-client-certificate-windows-openvpn-client-version-2.md) client and the OpenVPN Connect 3.x client.
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > The OpenVPN client is independently managed and not under Microsoft's control. This means Microsoft doesn't oversee its code, builds, roadmap, or legal aspects. Should customers encounter any bugs or issues with the OpenVPN client, they should directly contact OpenVPN Inc. support. The guidelines in this article are provided 'as is' and haven't been validated by OpenVPN Inc. They're intended to assist customers who are already familiar with the client and wish to use it to connect to the Azure VPN gateway in a User VPN point-to-site VPN setup.
 
+For other VPN client configuration articles, see the following table:
+
+[!INCLUDE [P2S client configuration articles](../../includes/virtual-wan-vpn-client-install-articles.md)]
+
 ## Before you begin
 
 Before beginning, make sure you've configured a virtual WAN according to the steps in the [Create User VPN point-to-site connections](virtual-wan-point-to-site-portal.md) article. Your User VPN configuration must use certificate authentication.

articles/virtual-wan/point-to-site-vpn-client-certificate-windows-openvpn-client-version-3.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: Learn how to configure VPN clients on Windows computers for User VP
 author: cherylmc
 ms.service: azure-virtual-wan
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 01/28/2025
+ms.date: 02/04/2025
 ms.author: cherylmc
 ---
 
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ This article helps you configure Virtual WAN User VPN clients on a Windows opera
 
 The VPN client configuration files that you generate are specific to the P2S User VPN gateway configuration. If there are any changes to the P2S VPN configuration after you generate the files, such as changes to the VPN protocol type or authentication type, you need to generate new VPN client configuration files and apply the new configuration to all of the VPN clients that you want to connect.
 
-This article applies to Windows operating system clients. For macOS/iOS IKEv2 steps, use [this section](../vpn-gateway/point-to-site-vpn-client-cert-mac.md) of the VPN Gateway article. For Microsoft Entra authentication steps, see [Configure a VPN client for P2S connections that use Microsoft Entra authentication](openvpn-azure-ad-client.md).
+This article applies to Windows operating system clients. For more information about other VPN client configuration articles, see the following table:
+
+[!INCLUDE [P2S client configuration articles](../../includes/virtual-wan-vpn-client-install-articles.md)]
 
 ## <a name="generate"></a>Before you begin
 

articles/virtual-wan/vpn-client-certificate-windows.md

@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ The following steps are for Windows. For macOS, see [Configure P2S User VPN clie
 
 In the User VPN configuration, if you specified the OpenVPN tunnel type, you can download and configure the Azure VPN Client or, in some cases, you can use OpenVPN client software. For steps, use the link that corresponds to your configuration.
 
-* [Microsoft Entra ID authentication - Azure VPN client - Windows](../articles/virtual-wan/openvpn-azure-ad-client.md)
-* [Microsoft Entra ID authentication - Azure VPN client - macOS](../articles/virtual-wan/openvpn-azure-ad-client-mac.md)
-* Configure OpenVPN client software
-  * [OpenVPN client 2.x - Windows](../articles/virtual-wan/point-to-site-vpn-client-certificate-windows-openvpn-client-version-2.md)
-  * [OpenVPN client 3.x - Windows](../articles/virtual-wan/point-to-site-vpn-client-certificate-windows-openvpn-client-version-3.md)
-  * [OpenVPN client - macOS](../articles/virtual-wan/point-to-site-vpn-client-certificate-openvpn-mac.md)
-  * [OpenVPN client - Linux](../articles/vpn-gateway/point-to-site-vpn-client-certificate-openvpn-linux.md)
+**Client configuration**
+
+[!INCLUDE [P2S client configuration articles](virtual-wan-vpn-client-install-articles.md)]

includes/virtual-wan-p2s-configure-clients-include.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+author: cherylmc
+ms.author: cherylmc
+ms.date: 02/04/2025
+ms.service: azure-virtual-wan
+ms.topic: include
+---
+
+| Authentication method | Tunnel type | Client OS | VPN client |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Certificate | IKEv2, SSTP | Windows |[Native VPN client](../articles/virtual-wan/vpn-client-certificate-windows.md) |
+| | IKEv2| macOS|[Native VPN client](../articles/virtual-wan/point-to-site-vpn-client-cert-mac.md) |
+| |IKEv2 |Linux | [strongSwan ](../articles/vpn-gateway/point-to-site-vpn-client-certificate-ike-linux.md)|
+| | OpenVPN | Windows | [Azure VPN client](../articles/virtual-wan/vpn-client-certificate-windows.md)<br>[OpenVPN client version 2.x](../articles/virtual-wan/point-to-site-vpn-client-certificate-windows-openvpn-client-version-2.md)<br>[OpenVPN client version 3.x](../articles/virtual-wan/point-to-site-vpn-client-certificate-windows-openvpn-client-version-3.md) |
+| | OpenVPN | macOS | [OpenVPN client](../articles/virtual-wan/point-to-site-vpn-client-certificate-openvpn-mac.md) |
+| | OpenVPN | iOS | [OpenVPN client](../articles/virtual-wan/point-to-site-vpn-client-certificate-openvpn-ios.md) |
+| | OpenVPN |Linux | [Azure VPN client](../articles/vpn-gateway/point-to-site-certificate-client-linux-azure-vpn-client.md)<br>[OpenVPN client](../articles/vpn-gateway/point-to-site-vpn-client-certificate-openvpn-linux.md)|
+| Microsoft Entra ID | OpenVPN | Windows | [Azure VPN client](../articles/virtual-wan/openvpn-azure-ad-client.md) |
+|  | OpenVPN | macOS | [Azure VPN client](../articles/virtual-wan/openvpn-azure-ad-client-mac.md) |
+|  | OpenVPN| Linux |[Azure VPN client](../articles/vpn-gateway/point-to-site-entra-vpn-client-linux.md) |

includes/virtual-wan-vpn-client-install-articles.md

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ Extract the zip file. The file contains the following folders:
 * Generic
 * OpenVPN (If you have enabled the OpenVPN with **Azure certificate** or **RADIUS authentication** settings on the gateway). Select the appropriate article that corresponds to your configuration to create a tenant.
 
-  * [VPN Gateway- Create a tenant](../articles/vpn-gateway/openvpn-azure-ad-tenant.md).
-  * [Virtual WAN - Create a tenant](../articles/virtual-wan/openvpn-azure-ad-tenant.md).
+  * [VPN Gateway- Create a tenant](../articles/vpn-gateway/openvpn-azure-ad-tenant.md)
+  * [Virtual WAN - Create a tenant](../articles/virtual-wan/openvpn-azure-ad-tenant.md)
 
 ## Retrieve information