User's Guide

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.