Archer AX20 & AX1800 V1 User Manual
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Chapter 12 VPN Server
A VPN (Virtual Private Network) server allows you to access your home network in a secure way over the Internet when you are away from home. The router offers two ways to set up a VPN connection: OpenVPN and PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) VPN.
OpenVPN is somewhat complex but has more security and is more stable. It is suitable for restricted environment, such as campus network and company intranet.
PPTP VPN is more easily used, its speed is faster, it is compatible with most of the operating systems and also supports mobile devices. Its security is poor and your packets may be easily hacked, PPTP VPN connection may be blocked by some ISPs.
It contains the following sections, please choose the appropriate VPN server connection type as needed.
• Use OpenVPN to access your home network
• Use PPTP VPN to access your home network
1. Use OpenVPN to access your home network
In an OpenVPN connection, the home network can act as a server, and the remote device can access the server through the router acting as the gateway to the OpenVPN server. To use the VPN feature, you must enable OpenVPN Server on your router, and install and run the VPN client software on the remote machine. Please follow the steps below to set up an OpenVPN connection.
Step 1. 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 check the Enable OpenVPN box.
Noticeable:
• Before enabling the VPN server, we recommend that you configure Dynamic DNS Service (recommended) or assign a static IP address to the WAN port of the router and synchronize the system time with the Internet.
• The first time you configure an OpenVPN server, you may need to create a certificate before enabling the VPN server.
3. Select the type of service (communication protocol) of the OpenVPN server: UDP, TCP.
4- Enter the VPN service port that the VPN device is connected to, 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.
6. Select your type of client access. Select Home Network Only if you only want the remote device to access your home network; Select Internet and Home Network if you also want the remote device to connect to the Internet through a VPN server.
7. Click Save.
8. Click Generate to get a new certificate.
Note: If you have already created one, please skip this step, or click Create to update the certificate.
9. Click Export to save the OpenVPN configuration file that the remote device will use to access your router.
Step 2. Configure the OpenVPN connection on your remote device
1. Visit http://openvpn.net/index.php/download/community-downloads.html to download and install OpenVPN software on your device where you want to run the OpenVPN client tool.
Note: You need to install the OpenVPN client tool on each device you plan to implement the VPN functionality to access your router. Mobile devices must download a third-party app from Google Play or the Apple App Store.
2. After installation, copy the exported file from your router to the “config” folder of the OpenVPN client (eg C:Program FilesOpenVPNconfig on Windows). The path depends on where the OpenVPN client utility is installed.
3- Run the OpenVPN client utility and connect it to the OpenVPN server.
2. Use PPTP VPN to access your home network
A PPTP VPN server is used to establish a VPN connection to a remote device. To use the VPN feature, you must enable PPTP VPN Server on your router, and configure a PPTP connection on the remote machine. Please follow the steps below to setup a PPTP VPN connection.
The first step. Set up a PPTP VPN 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 > PPTP, and check the Enable PPTP box.
Note: Before enabling the VPN server, we recommend that you configure Dynamic DNS Service (recommended) or assign a static IP address to the WAN port of the router and synchronize the system time with the Internet.
3. In the Client IP address field, enter the range of IP addresses (up to 10) that can be leased to devices via the PPTP VPN server.
4. Set the PPTP connection permission according to your needs.
• Select Allow Samba Access (Network Place) to allow your VPN device to access the local Samba server.
• Select Allow NetBIOS Passage to allow your VPN to access the Samba server using the NetBIOS name.
• Select Allow Unencrypted Connections to allow unencrypted connections to your VPN server.
5. Click Save.
6. Configure the PPTP VPN connection account for the remote machine. You can create up to 16 accounts.
1) Click.
2) Enter the username and password to authenticate the devices on the PPTP VPN server.
3) Click Add.
Step 2. Configure the PPTP VPN connection on your remote machine
The remote machine can use the built-in PPTP software in Windows or a third-party PPTP software to connect to the PPTP server. Here we use the built-in PPTP program in Windows as an example.
1. Go to Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center.
2 Select Set up a new connection or network.
3. Select Connect to a workplace and click Next.
4. Select Use my internet connection (VPN).
5. Enter the router’s Internet IP address (eg: 218.18.1.73) in the Internet address field. Click {Next.
6. Enter the username and password you set for the PPTP VPN server on your router, and click Connect.
7- The PPTP VPN connection is established and ready to use.
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