TP-Link Archer C1200 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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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

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

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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