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Chapter 12
VPN Server
12. 1. Use OpenVPN to Access Your Home Network
In the OpenVPN connection, the home network can act as a server, and the remote
device can access the server through the router which acts as an OpenVPN Server
gateway. To use the VPN feature, you should enable OpenVPN Server on your router,
and install and run VPN client software on the remote device. Please follow the steps
below to set up an OpenVPN connection.
INTERNET
Home Network
Router
Remote Devices
Step1. Set up OpenVPN Server on Your Router
1. Visit
http://tplinkwifi.net
, and log in with your TP-Link ID or the password you set for
the router.
2. Go to
Advanced
>
VPN Server
>
OpenVPN
, and tick the
Enable
box of
OpenVPN
.
Note:
• Before you enable VPN Server, we recommend you configure Dynamic DNS Service (recommended) or assign a
static IP address for router’s WAN port and synchronize your System Time with internet.
• The first time you configure the OpenVPN Server, you may need to
Generate
a certificate before you enable the VPN
Server.
3. Select the
Service Type
(communication protocol) for OpenVPN Server: UDP, TCP.
4. Enter a VPN
Service Port
to which a VPN device connects, and the port number
should be between 1024 and 65535.
5. In the
VPN Subnet/Netmask
fields, enter the range of IP addresses that can be leased
to the device by the OpenVPN server.
