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Araknis Networks® 310 Series Router
User Interface Manual
Advanced > VPN
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) provides a connection between different networks through a secure
tunnel over the Internet. Data sent through the VPN tunnel is encrypted for privacy even when connected
to a public or shared network that isn't secure. VPNs are commonly used to send data between networks in
different geographical locations without requiring a dedicated physical connection between the networks.
VPNs may be configured via the OpenVPN, PPTP, or IPsec standards.
VPN Section
The router can support a maximum of twenty OpenVPN, twenty PPTP, and fifty IPsec G2G tunnels. All VPN
types can be active simultaneously.
Open VPN Section
The AN-310 router feature a built-in OpenVPN server for secure, easily configured access to the network
from the Internet using devices with an OpenVPN client application. Use OpenVPN to access local network
devices like shared drives and home network servers as if you were on the local network.
OpenVPN communicates using encrypted SSL/TLS channels between networks that hide traffic from
other devices on the Internet. The OpenVPN server runs on the router to control access to the tunnels, and
users connect using a client application installed on their computer.
Click the + Add New Tunnel button and enter the name of the VPN as well as the server IP address, which is
typically the same as your WAN IP address for the router. If a DDNS connection is active, use the first DDNS
entry. Only change this field if a different DDNS service or static IP is being configured on the WAN side.
The remote IP address is the remote IP address of the device connecting to the account. It is not user
configurable.
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