About setting up the AP as a VPN client
[router mode]
In addition to using a virtual private network (VPN) to securely access your own network
over the Internet when you are not home (see VPN Server and Service with OpenVPN
[Router Mode] on page 180), you can also set up the AP as a VPN
client
to let devices on
the AP’s network securely access an
external
network, while protecting your own network
identity and preventing a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. An external network
can be a business network behind a firewall or an Internet service that might not be
accessible from your geographical location without using a VPN server in another
country.
Similar to using the AP as a VPN server, this type of VPN access is also called a
client-to-gateway tunnel, but in this situation the AP functions as the
client
and an external
gateway (that is not on the AP’s network) functions as the VPN server.
A VPN creates a secure, encrypted tunnel over the Internet between your AP and a VPN
server. The VPN client on the AP redirects the Internet connection so that the AP first
connects to a VPN server (which could be in another country) and then to the Internet.
All devices that are connected to your AP are assigned new IP addresses from the VPN
server, which hides the actual location of your AP and the devices that are connected
to it. After the VPN connection is established, you use your web browser and any apps
as you would normally do.
Note: The AP comes with a predefined commercial VPN service provider called
PureVPN. To use the VPN client feature in the AP, you need a license from this provider.
However, if you want to use a free VPN service on a device on your AP’s network, you
can download the service’s VPN client on your device and establish a connection to the
free VPN server. Such a connection serves only that individual device, not all devices
on theAP’s network.
To use the VPN client feature, the AP must be in router mode and you must log in to
the AP, enable the AP’s VPN client, and establish a connection to an external VPN server
(see Enable the VPN client in the AP and connect to a VPN server [router mode] on page
176).
Enable the VPN client in the AP and connect
to a VPN server [router mode]
The AP comes with a commercial VPN service provider (HideMyAss) predefined. To use
the VPN client feature in the AP, you need a license from the HideMyAss server provider.
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VPN Client [Router Mode]
WiFi 6 AX1800 Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAX204
