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3. Select "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP)" and click "Properties".
4. Choose "Use the following IP address" and change the Default gateway to the IP
address of the NAS that is operating the VPN Client service (in this case, it is
192.168.1.14) then click "OK".
C onne c t a V PN s e rv e r v ia O pe nV PN
The NAS also supports OpenVPN, which is an open-source solution for VPN services. It
protects a VPN's connection with the SSL/TLS encrypting mechanism. It is also
available on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android and iOS.
To connect to a VPN server via OpenVPN, follow these steps:
1. Log into the NAS and go to "Control Panel" > "Application" > "VPN Client" > click
"Add" and choose "OpenVPN" to connect to a VPN server.
2. Enter the connection configuration settings, including the profile name, server
address (that you want to connect to), and the username and password of the VPN
server. Choose the same configuration as the OpenVPN server in "Server Port".
3. Click "Certification" to import the certificate (ca.crt) exported from the OpenVPN
server.
4. Tick the following checkboxes depending on your configurations:
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Enable compressed VPN link: This will compress data before transferring via VPN.
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Use the default gateway on remote network: This will allow all packets to be
transferred via the VPN server.
o
Allow other network devices to connect to the VPN through the NAS: This will
allow network devices on the same LAN as the NAS to connect to the same VPN.
o
Reconnect when the VPN connection is lost: This will automatically reconnect to
the VPN server when the connection is lost.
5. Click "Connect" to start.
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If you check "Use the default gateway on remote network", the default gateway
on your NAS will change to the VPN server’s default gateway.
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If you check "Allow other network devices to connect to the VPN through the
NAS", please refer to the above tutorial for more details.
