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Chapter 11
 
VPN Server
6. Select your Client Access type. Select Home Network Only if you only want the 
remote device to access your home network; select Internet and Home Network if  
you also want the remote device to access internet through the VPN Server.
7. Click SAVE .
8. Click GENERATE to get 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 which will be used by the 
remote device to access your router.
Step 2. Configure OpenVPN Connection on Your Remote Device
1. Visit http://openvpn.net/index.php/download/community-downloads.html to 
download the OpenVPN software, and install it on your device where you want to 
run the OpenVPN client utility.
Note: You need to install the OpenVPN client utility on each device that you plan to apply the VPN function to access 
your router. Mobile devices should download a third-party app from Google Play or Apple App Store.
2. After the installation, copy the file exported from your router to the OpenVPN client 
utility’s “config” folder (for example, C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config on Windows). 
The path depends on where the OpenVPN client utility is installed.
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 device. To use the VPN 
feature, you should enable PPTP VPN Server on your router, and configure the PPTP 
connection on the remote device. 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 your TP-Link ID or the password you set for 
the router.