How to setup WireGuard VPN server on WIFI Router step by step

[@softwelveone]

worked like a charm!! no lost connections or anything!! I also did a *leaktest* to see if it would leak my dns settings or IP address.... the first test leaked my DNS settings (I have a private DNS provider) I don't have cloudflare but it said I did... so I did additional test (turn off my phone, then turn it back on) and it worked great with *zero leaks!*

[@robbbbo666]

This is an Awesome setup guide, I've been looking at guides for a week and was super confused about how it all worked, this makes it simple and I actually understand how it works now!

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Glad I could help

[@GameGourmand]

Thanks bro I have same router. I tried just in seconds and worked very well. I'll do the same on the other country.

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Thanks for watching

[@SteveH-TN]

Thanks for sharing this video and your thoughts & experience 😮😅

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

My pleasure 😊

[@randomgoogler8364]

Very clean and to the point. Thank you so much.

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

You're welcome!

[@jacquesstephan772]

Hello, the step by step is clear but as soon as I launch the Wireguard connection on either my mobile phone or my computer, the internet connection is severed . Therefore something must be different in my configuration such as the Ip addresses of the different items connected to my rooter that is an Asus AX6000.

[@ArronKray]

Thanks to your videos, i have purchased a Asus RT-AX3000 router and so far i am super happy with it. Thank you all the videos you have published on this. I do have one question if you dont mind. Which would you recommend, WireGuard or OpenVPN?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Hello and thank you for your message. I would recommend OpenVPN for now because it is more mature.

[@ArronKray]

@@KnowledgeSharingTech Awesome! Thank you so much.

[@n.-hg8tq]

it's very strange, I followed your guide step by step, everything seems alright but when I check my IP, it's still the same than my public IP, and I can't access to my asus if I'm connected to wireguard. Any idea ? thank you

[@ljubovalevski7983]

Great. How to access local folders on computers in the VPN. After connection I see only "Filedrop" folder but not the shared folders?

[@almuhairi_ue]

Thank you for the explanation. It was useful, but I have a question about activating it. I wanted a European server, for example, so can I do this?

[@nasserothman385]

Hi, i followed all your instructions but for some reason, I dont get any internet connection on my phone. I downloaded the wireguard app on my google pixel. I set up the configuration on the asus router. On the Asus UI, when I hover my mouse over the key icon in the list of vpn clients, it shows it is disconnected. However on the wireguard app, i toggled to connect to it. What am I doing wrong?

[@nagarajk2306]

Thanks alot for this video and I was able to follow it easily. However, my requirement is little different. I cant install anything in my company laptop (its not allowed & locked) but i want to change my location. I tried using Asus router VPN option using the ExpressVPNs open VPN server but the speed is very slow. Hence, I am here trying to see if wireguard can increase my speed. I think in my scenario, I need to have 2 router configured, One working as VPN server and other one (router 2) connecting to that server which lets me mask my location by only connecting to wifi from router 2. Is there an easy way to do this?

[@clementyun2316]

Thank you for the setup guide. What should I do if I restart my router? Do I need to update the client as I have an dynamic IP?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Not if you enabled DDNS

[@clementyun2316]

@@KnowledgeSharingTech I have tried it and set DDNS. After restarting my router, wireguard doesn't work. I need to update the QR code and scan it again to make it work☹️

[@clementyun2316]

Oh, after trying to restart the router again and again, it seems to work now. I don't know why it didn't work at first. Thank you very much!

[@markandrow4010]

Thanks, great tutorial.

[@ljubovalevski7983]

Hello! I'm trying to set a Wireguard vpn but had stuck. I'm using TP-link router as a server but I think there is no difference. So I made all the steps - installing Wireguard clilents on 2 machines running Windows 10. I can ping both computers on their VPN's IP addresses 10.0.0.2 and 10.0.0.3 but when I try to explore shared folders witn Windows explorer I can see only a "FileDrop" folder but not windows shared folders. What do I miss? Can you help me? Thank you!

[@chriswong2012]

Thank you for your clear tutorial! Just wondering how fast is the WireGuard VPN when access it remotely?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Witeguard doesn’t put too much overhead on the connection so the speed depends on the internet connection speed

[@chriswong2012]

@@KnowledgeSharingTech Thank you for your reply. I was using an old ASUS router and I use 1000Mbps plan at my home in Hong Kong. I barely can't access the router OpenVPN in UK, the speed is too slow. I later on got a NAS sever and set up a VPN serve on it, while connect it to the LAN port of the old router. OpenVPN server on the NAS runs at around 30Mbps while WireGuard runs at around 100Mbps on the NAS while my friend visit my server in US. I hope the new ASUS router can reach 100Mbps via WireGuard protocol, so that I don't have to turn on the VPN function on my NAS.

[@PCPAyLOAD]

What if I want to do this with a VPN service I already pay monthly for? I use Wndscribe. How would the setup differ if I want to do this with my Windscribe desktop app?

[@Danilo111]

Thank God I found your video

[@edapathan347]

I have a question, since setting up on Asus router that has public IP we don't need port forwarding, but is that port still open and vunerable to the Internet and if so how to secure it? Also if you are using the port forwarding route, how to secure that using DMZ?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Here's how to secure your Asus router: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYfXZ4R3pdx6pJY

[@edapathan347]

@@KnowledgeSharingTech Great thanks, I followed that and applied those settings but technically is wireguard opening a port to the public?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

@@edapathan347 Yes

[@mahimrizvi8225]

Hello sir Which one is the cheapest WiFi router support wireguard?

[@rootcanal7188]

Have you ever played around with portable routers, such as the GL iNet routers? I hope that you could do a review on them. I know that you can put OVPN files from Nord VPN and a few other VPN services on them

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

I didn't yet test a portable router. Thank you for the suggestion, duly noted

[@ginuwine11]

Agreed.. I have the GL iNet router too. Would love to enable this on the travel router so I can use my Smart TV in my camper and access Hulu on the go.

[@user-uj2mr3vn4v]

Hello, when testing from outside using ipleak or browserleaks i do see My house ip and my ISP on top of the result then under DNS Addresses - 36 servers detected, 300 tests and all shows different ip with google as ISP. it does not leak the IP where i am connected from. is this OK or did i missed something on setup. Thank you for the video

[@rfrancoi]

I posted a message earlier, but it to have disappeared. One time marker 7:01 after you installaled the WG client and imported the configuration file. The DNS is 10.6.0.1; how is that determined?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

It is from the configuration file

[@abdulhaseebkhan6596]

i have the same configuration but still wireguard connected but not able to reach my other side , not piniging , no internet working , no rdp working and everywhere its same Please advise

[@JonnyD000]

perfect explanation, thank you!

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

You're welcome!

[@ryderbg]

Great video. I followed your instructions and set up three AX58U routers. However, I need to create a site-to-site VPN so that each router can use its own ISP. Additionally, one of the routers has an external USB HDD connected to it, and I would like to be able to access that drive from the clients connected to the other routers. Do you have any settings for setting up a site-to-site VPN on these routers?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Look at this: www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1033578/

[@ryderbg]

@@KnowledgeSharingTech It appears that the AX58U does not support IPSec as a client, only as a server. After some research, I've found that the only feasible option for creating a Site-to-Site VPN is to use OpenVPN. Unfortunately it doesn't support SMB and the HDD connected to the router.

[@rootcanal7188]

Thanks for the video. Isn't the OVPN protocol considered "stealth VPN", while Wireguard is not? The stealth VPN is when the site you are visiting doesn't know you have a VPN running. Do I have any of that right?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Exactly but WireGuard can be obfuscated. This is an article explaining a method to do it: www.starvpn.com/obfuscate-wireguard-vpn-with-shadowsocks/

[@rootcanal7188]

@@KnowledgeSharingTech Thank you!

[@predragsinko2513]

My asus is behind provider router. I do not have internet access. Any hints please?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Yes, do this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGPTnaWNjpqZfpo

[@milkywayandbeyond]

What do you do if you want to give more than 10 clients access? (the router shows a limit of 10 clients)

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

More then 10 clients for a home router would be a stretch. It also depends on your Upload speed. You can check more professional routers if you want more then 10 clients

[@markm75]

Is there a way to get it to use internet traffic on the phone such that its using the cellular download speeds, seems once connected to the home vpn, the speeds are limited to the upload speed of the vpn by default, so speedtests and other non local vpn ip traffic are quite slow?

[@austindelauney8284]

You're going through the VPN, so you cannot go faster than what the VPN server can handle.

[@markm75]

@@austindelauney8284 I was able to make a few changes to the config. It now routes through the internet for internet general traffic

[@shemsureshot]

Silly question: What happens is you enable WireGuard without adding a client?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Nothing

[@rfrancoi]

How did you determine the DNS entriy?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

To what part of the video are you referring?

[@rfrancoi]

@@KnowledgeSharingTech At time marker 7:01. After you imported that configuration file into the client, it shows the DNS Server as 10.6.0.1. How did you determine that?

[@rfrancoi]

@@KnowledgeSharingTech I posted a message earlier, but it to have disappeared. One time marker 7:01 after you installaled the WG client and imported the configuration file. The DNS is 10.6.0.1; how is that determined?

[@rfrancoi]

@@KnowledgeSharingTech I posted a message earlier, but it to have disappeared. One time marker 7:01 after you installaled the WG client and imported the configuration file. The DNS is 10.6.0.1; how is that determined?

[@mikenyc1589]

Not everyone has a Asus router...

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

This works on any router that supports Wireguard VPN server

[@mikenyc1589]

@@KnowledgeSharingTech Like I said , here in the US , Netgear , TP-Link, Linksys , doesn't...only a select number of Asus router does....