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7. Click Save .
8. Click Generate to generate a new certificate.
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If you have already generated one, please skip this step, or click Generate to update the certificate.
9. Click Export to save the OpenVPN configuration file. Remote client will use this configuration file to access your router.
Step 2. Configure OpenVPN Connection on Your Remote Client
1. Visit
http://openvpn.net/index.php/download/community-downloads.html
to download the OpenVPN software, and install it on your client where you want to run the OpenVPN client utility.
Note:
You need to install the OpenVPN client utility on each client that you plan to use for VPN connections to your router.
Mobile devices should download third-party app from Google Play or Apple App Store.
2. After the installation, copy the file exporting from your router to OpenVPN client utility’s “config” folder (for Windows): C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config.
The path is depending on where the OpenVPN client utility is installed on.
3. Run the OpenVPN client utility and connect it to OpenVPN Server.
10. 2. Use PPTP VPN to Access Your Home Network
PPTP VPN Server is used to create a VPN connection for remote client. To use the VPN feature, you should enable PPTP VPN Server on your router, and configure the PPTP connection on the remote client. Please follow the steps below to set up a PPTP VPN connection.
Step 1. Set up PPTP VPN Server on Your Router
1. Visit
http://tplinkwifi.net
, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.
2. Go to Advanced > VPN Server > PPTP VPN , and select Enable VPN Server .
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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.
3. In the Client IP Address filed, enter the range of IP addresses (up to 10 clients) that can be leased to the client by the PPTP VPN server.
4. Click Advanced to set the PPTP connection permission according to your needs.
• Select Allow Samba (Network Place) access to allow your VPN client to access your local Samba server.
• Select Allow NetBIOS passthrough to allow your VPN client to access your
Samba server using 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 client, you can create up to 16 accounts.
1 ) Click Add .
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2 ) Enter the Username and Password to authenticate clients to the PPTP VPN
Server.
3 ) Click OK .
Step 2. Configure PPTP VPN Connection on Your Remote Client
Remote client can use Windows built-in PPTP software or third-party PPTP software to connect to PPTP Server. Here we use Windows built-in PPTP software 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 .
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3. Select Connect to a workplace and click Next .
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4. Select Use my Internet connection (VPN) .
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5. Enter the WAN IP address of the router (for example: 218.18.1.73) in the Internet address field. Click Next .
6. Enter the User name and Password , it’s the username and password you have set on your router, and click Connect .
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7. The PPTP VPN connection is created and ready to use.
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