Use Openvpn To Access Your Home Network - TP-Link TD-W9970 User Manual

Chapter 12

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