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NAT Forwarding
Tips:
1. UPnP is enabled by default in this router.
2. Only the application supporting UPnP protocol can use this feature.
3. UPnP feature needs the support of operating system (e.g. Windows Vista/ Windows 7/ Windows 8, etc. Some of
operating system need to install the UPnP components).
For example,
when you connect your Xbox to the router which has connected to
the Internet to play online games, UPnP will send request to the router to open the
corresponding ports allowing the following data penetrating the NAT to transmit.
Therefore, you can play Xbox online games without a hitch.
Router
Xbox
LAN
WAN
If necessary, you can follow the steps to change the status of UPnP.
1. Visit
http://tplinkwifi.net
, and log in with the username and password you’ve set for
the router.
2. Go to
Advanced
>
NAT Forwarding
>
UPnP
and toggle on or off according to your
needs.
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Chapter
11
VPN Server
The VPN (Virtual Private Networking) Server allows you to access your home network in
a secured way through Internet when you are out of home. The router offers two ways
to setup VPN connection: OpenVPN and PPTP (Point to Point Tunneling Protocol) VPN.
OpenVPN is somewhat complex but with greater security and more stable. It is suitable
for restricted environment, such as campus network and company intranet.
PPTP VPN is more easily used and its speed is faster, it’s compatible with most operating
systems and also supports mobile devices. Its security is poor and your packets may be
cracked easily, and PPTP VPN connection may be prevented by some ISP.
Please choose the appropriate VPN server connection type according to your needs.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•
Use OpenVPN to Access Your Home Network
•
Use PPTP VPN to Access Your Home Network
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VPN Server
11. 1.
Use OpenVPN to Access Your Home Network
In the OpenVPN connection, the home network can act as a server, and the remote
client 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,
and install and run VPN client software on the remote client. Please follow the steps
below to set up an OpenVPN connection.
Step1. Set up OpenVPN Server on Your Router
1. Visit
http://tplinkwifi.net
, and log in with the username and password you‘ve set for
the router.
2. Go to
Advanced
>
VPN Server
>
OpenVPN
. And then Select
Enable VPN Server
.
Note:
1. 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.
2. The first time you configure the OpenVPN Server, you may need to
Generate
a certificate before you enable the
VPN Server.
3. Select the
Servive Type
(communication protocol) for OpenVPN Server: UDP, TCP.
4. Enter a VPN
Service Port
to which a VPN client connects, and the port number should
be between 1024 and 65535.
5. In
VPN Subnet/Netmask
field, enter the range of IP addresses that can be leased to
the client by the OpenVPN server.
6. Select your
Client Access
type., select
Home Network Only
if you only want the
remote client to access your home network, select
Internet and Home Network
if the
remote client also want to access Internet through VPN Server.
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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 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’ve set for
the router.
2. Go to
Advanced
>
VPN Server
>
PPTP VPN
. And then 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. Enter the
Username
and
Password
to authenticate clients to the PPTP VPN server.
5. Click
Save
.
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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