FAQ

Anyone who wants to test the functionality of our NSP product.

We offer a Shared Public Lab as well as Dedicated Private Labs which can be requested from our Lab Catalog.

Your lab is available until 23:59 EST of the teardown date. After that it will be torn down.

Yes, if you want to request an extension, or want to delete a lab prior to the teardown date, you will have to contact nsp-laas@groups.nokia.com.

If you have any questions regarding your lab, you can reach out to nsp-laas@groups.nokia.com. We will try our best to assist you.

You can setup a VPN tunnel to your lab following the platform specific instructions:

Windows

1. Download and install Open VPN Connect by visiting the Open VPN Connect website, downloading the Windows installer and running it to complete the installation.
2. Open the Open VPN Connect app once the installation is complete.
3. Import a VPN profile ".ovpn" file: select File and browse to the location of the profile on your computer.
4. Connect to the VPN once the profile is imported: select Connect. Once connected, the VPN status shows active.

MacOS

1. Download and install Open VPN Connect by visiting the Open VPN Connect website, downloading the MacOS installer and opening the .dmg file. Follow the prompts.
2. Open the Open VPN Connect app once the installation is complete.
3. Import a VPN profile ".ovpn" file: select File and browse to the location of the profile on your computer.
4. Connect to the VPN once the profile is imported: select Connect. Once connected, the VPN status shows active.

Linux

See here for more details

1. Install the Open VPN client.

   Usually the easiest way to install on Open VPN client is to use the package management system for your particular Linux distribution.

   Run one of the following commands as root:

   • Debian/Ubuntu: apt-get install openvpn3-client
   • Fedora/CentOS/RedHat: dnf install openvpn3-client
2. Copy the client configuration file (client.ovpn) that you were emailed to a directory on the Linux machine.
3. Run the following command in the directory where you saved the client configuration file: openvpn3 --config client.ovpn