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Chapter 4
4. 6. 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.
Step1. Set up OpenVPN Server on Your Router
1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with password you set for the router.
2. Go to
Advanced
>
VPN Server
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
enable the VPN Server.
3. Select the
Servive Type
4. Enter a VPN
Service Port
between 1024 and 65535.
5. In the
VPN Subnet/Netmask
device by the OpenVPN server.
6. Select your
Client Access
to access your home network; select
device to access Internet through the VPN Server.
7. Click Save.
> OpenVPN, and select
(communication protocol) for OpenVPN Server: UDP, TCP.
to which a VPN device connects, and the port number should be
fields, enter the range of IP addresses that can be leased to the
type. Select
Home Network Only
Internet and Home Network
Enable VPN
Server.
Generate
a certificate before you
if you only want the remote device
if you also want the remote
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