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Chapter 13
 
VPN Server
13. 1.  Use OpenVPN to Access Your Home Network
In the OpenVPN connection, the home network can act as a server, and the remote 
device 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 device. Please follow the steps 
below to set up an OpenVPN connection.
Home Network Router Remote Devices
Step1. Set up OpenVPN 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.
2. Go to 
Advanced > VPN Server > OpenVPN, and tick the Enable box of OpenVPN.
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.
•  The first time you configure the OpenVPN Server, you may need to Generate a certificate before you enable the VPN 
Server.
3. Select the Service Type (communication protocol) for OpenVPN Server: UDP, TCP.
4. Enter a VPN 
Service Port to which a VPN device connects, and the port number 
should be between 1024 and 65535.
5. In the 
VPN Subnet/Netmask fields, enter the range of IP addresses that can be leased 
to the device by the OpenVPN server.