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Specify Your Network Settings
5. In the VPN Subnet/Netmask fields, enter the range of IP addresses that can be leased to the
device by the OpenVPN 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.
12. 9. 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://tplinkmodem.net, and log in with your TP-link ID or the password you set for the
router.
2. Go to
Advanced > VPN Server > PPTP VPN, and select Enable VPN Server.
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