Omada VPN without Admin rights?
After having some problems with the OpenVPN Connect and GUI clients (Cannot connect due to the older OpenVPN version in Omada and split tunneling not working) I noticed the Omada VPN client, Download voor ER707-M2 | TP-Link Nederland. I don't know if this client is just released or if it has been around for a while but it seems to be working without problems.
We would like to move our cliënts to this software but it requires admin rights to run. Since not all of our cliënts have local admin rights, is it possible to run the VPN client without admin rights?
Hi @Niels-NL
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I consulted and discussed this with the senior engineer. Hank also asked me if there is a workaround to bypass the admin privileges.
I was told by the dev team that this modifies the network parameters which require admin privileges.
There is a workaround to resolve this which turns off the LUA and it can allow access to launch the software. I found this after several minutes of research. I tested it with the lab computer and it worked. No more shield icons on the .exe.
Run this in CMD and reboot your computer: reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
However, I am not sure if this will impact the whole security system. But this turns off UAC and allows you to launch it without a password. Use it at your own discretion. We are not responsible for any data loss or damage to your system. Always recommend you back up your registry when doing any modifications.
Hi @Niels-NL
VPN client is a setting on the VPN page and it co-exists when VPN server is introduced.
For your second part, not really super positive about what you mean there. Are you referring to the controller admin level? You are not able to control or modify settings on the Controller?
On the controller, there are Main Administrator, Administrator, and Cloud Viewer. Can you be more specific? If you need to manage/modify your device, you should get Administrator privileges at least.
As the main admin, you can find this setting on Organization = Global View.
Hi @Niels-NL
Thanks for posting in our business forum.
I consulted and discussed this with the senior engineer. Hank also asked me if there is a workaround to bypass the admin privileges.
I was told by the dev team that this modifies the network parameters which require admin privileges.
There is a workaround to resolve this which turns off the LUA and it can allow access to launch the software. I found this after several minutes of research. I tested it with the lab computer and it worked. No more shield icons on the .exe.
Run this in CMD and reboot your computer: reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
However, I am not sure if this will impact the whole security system. But this turns off UAC and allows you to launch it without a password. Use it at your own discretion. We are not responsible for any data loss or damage to your system. Always recommend you back up your registry when doing any modifications.