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7. Click
Save
.
8. Click
Generate
to generate a new certificate.
Note:
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.
11. 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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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.
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
.
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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