How to setup VPN server on your home router, OpenVPN

[@chrisblack9686]

This should be the standard for delivering concise technical instruction. Thank you!

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

😊

[@NikushaAbashidze]

We need to open port? In your case 1026?

[@badbgp]

How was the 10.8.0.0 subnet routed to 192.168.50.0 subnet ? Struggling with this at home. I can connect to the VPN server but it doesn't get me onto my LAN properly

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

The router creates a routing table

[@RhettMicheletti]

Excellent tutorial! Straight to the point with very clear and concise instructions!

[@tolgasarac9112]

How do i connect remotely when i'm outside home wifi? Thank you for great video!

[@KillerIceStorm]

Teaching skills on this man are just 10/10

[@AtmaS]

Clear and concise video. Video gives me the confidence to setup my own openvpn. Thank you for sharing your experience.

[@abhiram62]

Nice detailed steps Thank you.

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Glad it was helpful!

[@antbean7331]

This is the best video! Too many others don't clarify their routers are clients not servers

[@JoemyJoseph]

Man, you're one of my heroes. Thank you for so clear and straightforward demo. Blessings!

[@rraudales]

Very useful information. Can you show/explain how to connect/configure the Asus router with your ISP router? For example, at home I use Verizon Fios, which comes with its own router that does not have a VPN option. If I want to use this Asus Router which does come with a VPN option, how would I set it up?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Hello, this video will help you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGPTnaWNjpqZfpo

[@MrDoom4all]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Your explanations were perfect and straight on point. You have immensely helped me.

[@assorteditems4sale]

Thanks for your VPN and WireGuard tutorials, it's very helpful. I just subscribed.

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Thanks for the sub!

[@GlenNetworking]

What if I'm getting a 403 Forbidden error message when trying to access my router via the VPN?

[@509tippy]

Your teaching skills are top tier. I appreciate the clear explanation and it was easy to follow along as you went through the process. I am using this strategy to enable a RDP connection between my laptop and home PC without the need for port forwarding.

[@MegaSunspark]

Very good and clear explanation. Thanks. 👍

[@devJSM]

Thank you for explaining the whole process, especially in terms of what it does and how to go about configuring the settings.

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

My pleasure!

[@tokyojerry]

Thanks much for this video and conveying your knowledge to us. Much appreciated. I also have an ASUS router (RT-AX86U). I have been unknowledgeable with regard to VPN technology. A friend of mine suggested I should definitely install it otherwise I could easily be exposed to man-in-the-middle attacks. I am not sure of the purpose of VPN Fusion, what it's for, or if I even need to deploy it, but I'll take this step-by-step. I do understand the Instant Guard function. Cheers. Jerry

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Here's a video on VPN Fusion: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eX67o2isgruLbpo

[@tokyojerry]

@@KnowledgeSharingTech That should be the perfect video to watch then, on target. Thanks much for your excellent, thorough, and to-the-point videos. BTW, on a different note with regard to your Amazon affiliation do you benefit globally or only through AmazonUS? I shop regularly at AmazonJP (Japan) as a prime member.

[@tumwineaggrey736]

No big jargon, no unnecessary talk, super straightforward and precise. U earn my subscription and thumbs up

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Thank you

[@danasmah]

Thank you. What I found out was the original Asus Firmware for my router worked for me and not the Merlin one. If you are running the Merlin firmware for your router and it is not working, then maybe revert to the original Asus version. You may loose some features but it will ease the frustration

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Thanks for sharing

[@johnreese8278]

Very good and easy to follow instructions. Thanks!

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

You're welcome!

[@lucasbelch4927]

Helpful guide to setting up Open VPN server

[@qweqw1359]

Very good, 💯

[@CristianViarisio]

Thank you, it was very useful!!! If I use 2 routers, can I import the config file to the second router and use it as client to give my home lan to many other devices?

[@manikandankm3974]

Hello Sir , I have a small problem after i import the OPVN file on my remote machine . Since my home router is Dynamic Ip , i set up DDNS using your video (kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqa8eYp4n7d3q7c). But when i configure hostname (noip), its ip address is automatically updating with my home router TPlink ip address ( for eg 192....) . But certificate generation is successful . After exporting the certificate , When i import it on my remote machine by installing open VPN , Its showing error as DNS resolution issue with timeout error . What could be the issue here ? please help

[@alessandropisani382]

verry verry helpfull video! thanks alot! awesome guy :)

[@JoeyJackson-n9s]

Hello, when testing from outside using ipleak or browserleaks i do see My house ip and my ISP on top 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 again

[@potzblitz49583]

I like!

[@okundm]

Perfect! Thank you very much!

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

You're welcome!

[@MMz_5150]

I set up my vpn server but I am not able to connect to the internet after. When I ping google all packets are received. I’m not sure what I did wrong

[@anonharingenamn]

Thank you. I could only connect to my router though, no other places on my home network. Quite a shame.

[@orbitaaltube]

Thanks so much for this video - best explanation of this topic. I have a RT-AC86U router and want to set this up.

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Glad it was helpful!

[@georgeconstantinbalin1359]

Nice video ❤ Thank you.👌👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@satejratnaparkhi]

Great video 🔥❤️💯

[@AE-pv9vc]

He lost me when he got to the second thing he listed up front LOL

[@cool_breeze_actual9643]

Absolutely awesome videos. Keep up the good work

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Thanks

[@justinprivate9966]

Very professional. And thorough. Ty

[@OfficialGlitchLab]

thank you for the help!

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

You bet!

[@JudeEpi]

Awesome tutorial. Thanks

[@jerrypikephoto]

Great step by step informative video. Thank you!

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Glad you liked it

[@smithoshinowo7505]

After creating my DDNS I saw a notification that the current router uses a private IP . I completed the process, but Open VPN will not connect

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

You need to do this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGPTnaWNjpqZfpo

[@golujohal1744]

If i want to configure router with 5g sim card then?

[@djvegasiptunnuer9064]

Knowledge Is Power!

[@LawrenceDrouin]

Your videos are absolutely fantastic. Used both the ones on setting up a VPN Server and VPN Fusion. Thanks so much

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Glad you like them!

[@arashrkarimi]

is it possible to set the port below 1024? lets say 442?

[@orangepillow]

This is very useful guide! Thank you very much.

[@Slowmoe620]

Sensational video! Concise, efficient and easy to follow-up. New subscriber!!

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Thank you and thanks for the Sub!

[@yanivme6]

Good Tutorial, Thanks.

[@rraudales]

Thank you again for all your help, and answering my questions. I still cant get VPN to work on my home network. I bought a RT-AX3000 router. Connected an ethernet directly from my root router to the wan port on it. I do get an IP from my ISP root router, but I can only access the router if I connect directly to it from one of its LAN ports in the back. I can ping it from anywhere but cannot access it. I even turned off the firewall option in the RT-AX3000 router to see if that would help, but it doesnt. I was able to configure DDNS, port forwarding on my root router and the VPN server on the RT-AX3000 router. I can stablished a VPN connection when I connect directly to it with an ethernet cable, but not when using my cell's network on my laptop. Im sure it has to do with the same issue as to why I cannot access the router from any of my other home devices, even though I am able to ping it.

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Make sure you use on the Asus an SSID (Wi-Fi Network name) that is different from the ISP's router and separate the 2.4GHz band from the 5GHz band

[@luisl8426]

Great video!

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@AleksYurchenko]

Is separate Open VPN client required? Is it possible to use built-in windows VPN client?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

The OpenVPN protocol isn't built into Windows. Therefore, you must install a client app to communicate with the OpenVPN Server

[@gihansithara625]

Thanks 😊

[@rtsempire]

Great video! Thanks

[@shinobipe]

Great vid thks mate! 👏

[@therottenron]

Your menus are nothing like mine, I have the same router. Are you running a different software than what came on the router?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Maybe you have the Merlin Firmware or your router is not up to date?

[@rgsoni]

Success with your advice. Thank you sir. Now, the only issue is my IpLocation shows as somewhere in West Virginia, rather than Pennsylvania. What could I be doing wrong? When I don't use vpn, my cellphone shows PA location (with wifi and even with wifi off on my cellphone). Please help.

[@J-_-S]

how do I connect VPN to zte mc888 router, theres only two options: PPTP and L2TP

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Here's a video on L2TP: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHLEhGR-ZtSBaLc

[@Philintx]

This helped me a lot. Thank you for this!

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

My pleasure

[@ronniekatsie]

The best Tutor on internet, you made me love Asus Routers

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Glad I could help. I use Asus routers personally.

[@JustinShaedo]

This was very useful, and really well explained. Respect.

[@penallylad]

I have just got a Asus RT-AX55 Wi-Fi 6 AX1800 Dual-band Mesh Wi-Fi system Router which I have hooked up successfully to mt BT Smart Hub 2. I am using the Asus for my devices and they all work fine, they all have fixed IP's. I have Plex and have setup my PC as a PMS and want to access it remotely and tried to set up DDNS. But I could not get it accepted following your recommendations above. Two things the wireless router uses private WAN IP address. When I clicked apply, it failed saying 192.168.50.1 says invalid IP address. Any idea's?

[@Shadowwand]

Thank you so much. I'm very new to this. I have a question, I think I understand. If I had an online instance of Docker running an OpenVPN server, could I also setup my router to be a client to the cloud server? That way all traffic from that router first goes to the cloud and then the internet?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Yes, it will work but you need to configure your router as a VPN client and not as a VPN server. Here's the video explaining this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKCmeGx9jtirf7M

[@Shadowwand]

Excellent! Thanks for the response. One more question: I want to setup a VPN for a small office setting. I want to install clients on remote PCs and work laptops, that when they connect to the VPN, they use the redirect gateway so their internet traffic is encrypted. But the router at the Small office, I want it ignore the redirect so Internet at the office is not tunneled. Only remote clients should tunnel, not the client running at the office. That should be possible within the settings right?

[@wayneseymour1]

can I connect that same model router to an existing router like say a TP-Link Wireless N Router WR840N model: TL-WR840N

[@YumanoidPontifex]

i've had this working on my asus router for a long time. but now my house changed ISP and this oen doesn;t give me a public external IP. seems like this one is using carrier-grade NAT, so i'm looking for a way to set up remote access to my home pc through that. does anyone have any advice on that? :)

[@al.s.1978]

I have a TP Link wireless router that is connected behind an LTE router at the LAN side. Did it so bececause of the TP Links mesh functionality I needed. All that VPN Server and client stuff does not worl in that case. Setup also the TP Links DDNS service. But TP Links Tether SW can access the router from everywhere. Even paid VPN services do not work.

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

You need to do this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGPTnaWNjpqZfpo

[@al.s.1978]

Thanks, Yes, I know about port forwarding mechanism. Didnt help in my case with TP-Link. Also tried new LTE router from TP Link with no other router at LAN side. Set up TP Link DDNS, enabled port forwarding. Does not work. Tried also Raspberry Pi als Open VPN server at LAN side. But could not connect to it with my phone.

[@usonc]

anf if you are behind provider NAT and ddns is not working?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Do this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGPTnaWNjpqZfpo

[@sertixs]

Is this 100% free ?

[@truedox]

When I set up VPN this way using Linksys WRT3200 router, it seems that my IP does not update to my server router's IP. I am able to access my router admin pages remotely, but I am not able to access local IIS websites on that network. I am reading somewhere that I need to use --redirect-gateway option to 'bridge' to the local network. But I imagine that I can't just modify the config file to do this? Also I want to restrict internet access and only be able to access local web applications. Am I going to need a more feature rich router to do these things?

[@SRDX-_-x]

Will this work on any router that supports VPN server ?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Yes, it should support OpenVpn

[@ChristinaWang-i3r]

my IP address has changed back to the home IP after connecting to an external network but I cannot access my router admin page (saying I'm not connected to my home router). Can you advice how to diagnose this problem?

[@finestus]

This is nice precise video. I have a question, if I have another Asus router in my weekend home (on another location), how to tunnel it to connect to this videos router? and use local and internet access from this installed let's call it home router?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Connect your weekend home's router as a VPN client to the router that you configured as a VPN server. This is how you do it, just replace NordVPN config file with the config file you get from the main router: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKCmeGx9jtirf7M

[@finestus]

@@KnowledgeSharingTech Thank You!

[@NirreFirre]

I have an identical setup and couldn't get access to the machines on "the other" subnet/home. The problem was obvious when investigated, both routers/gateways had the same subnet created (192.1.1.x) so even though connected, clients' couldn't distinguish between servers/machines on the two home nets. I now use 172... for our remote location. Watching and listening to all our media are such a nice technology improvement for rainy days when the board games are all played and the fire is too boring 👍🏼 Details on openvpn.net/community-resources/how-to/#numbering-private-subnets

[@jameskeel]

Thank you!!!

[@ec5950]

Hi, I have been following this and also DDNS videos which I found very good and detailed but, I am hitting a wall. As most people around, I have a home base connection, meaning a modem supplied and connected by the ISP (i.e. Bell, Rogers, etc) which provide access to the internet and, like in my case, a second modem to be used for a LAN in which, you setup your VPN server or DDNS access. So, I am getting a double NAT situation and kind of stuck there because the modem provided by the ISP is very restrictive on the things you can do or change. This issue prevents me from connecting that modem from outside. Any ideas to fix this problem will be appreciated. Thank you!

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Hello. 1st thank you for being a member. You can do 2 things: 1- Establish port forwarding if you can like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGPTnaWNjpqZfpo 2- Simply ask your ISP how to disable their router and connect yours instead to their modem.

[@ec5950]

Thank you, I will explore this option.@@KnowledgeSharingTech

[@jaysnively2472]

If I exported the OpenVPN configuration file on the server's machine, how can I get the file onto my client machine? I tried to access that machine over the network but Windows says I do not have permission.

[@drmetroyt]

If my isp uses CGNAT and my dynamic IP is some internal IP by internet service provider and not public IP and is changing than will this ddns help to connect with open vpn server on router ?

[@tonben4021]

I do exactly what you do, but I cannot connect to my VPN, It says "Connection timeout. Connection failed to establish within given time". What should I do, can Anybody help me

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Talk to your ISP to see if they block VPN

[@tonben4021]

@@KnowledgeSharingTech Do you have any way to solve this problem

[@meshuggah24]

I still don't get LAN access. Any tips? Followed everything here exactly.

[@stanleytse9255]

Happy to find this video, it's helpful !

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Glad it was helpful!

[@hindustan91]

is work if ISP blocked all port? can't connect with openVPN client. connection fail..

[@Julehunden]

This video helped me alot!!! thx so much

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Glad it helped!

[@anthonym8807]

Can you do a video how to add MFA for VPN authentication (like Google authenticator) with the ASUS router?

[@alia-k8641]

👍👍👍

[@remonhanna1401]

Can I connect VPN client on a router to another home router that is configured with VPN server as in the video? so basically the connection is between two routers in different locations?

[@jamesclarity1077]

Much appreciated

[@magatamass]

This is surplrisingly easy now, thanks.

[@aneehsalaluc5551]

Nice video. Can i connect my Samsung Smart tv to vpn through my router? What settings do i need to configure to add vpn to my router. Appreciate your help. Thank you

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Yes you can, here's how to do it on Asus routers: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKCmeGx9jtirf7M and this is for the newer ones: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eX67o2isgruLbpo

[@aneehsalaluc5551]

Im using Norton vpn, it helped. Thank you friend

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

@@aneehsalaluc5551 Welcome

[@djvegasiptunnuer9064]

Thank You!

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

You're welcome!

[@itayzucker6629]

Any idea why I'm getting this: "The wireless router currently uses a private WAN IP address. This router may be in the multiple-NAT environment and DDNS service cannot work in this environment." and I'm unable to connect to the VPN server that I set. Any help will be much appreciated

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Hi, take a look at this video, it will help you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGPTnaWNjpqZfpo

[@itayzucker6629]

Thank you very much for this link and video! indeed very helpful. In the meantime I found out that the issue actually comes from the ISP itself which do some double NAT combinations due to lack of dedicated IP's. My router gets an IP that is different than the IP that the outside world see me (i.e whatismyip) Any magic trick around that?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Yes, you can ask your ISP to make the port forwarding for you and to fix your IP @@itayzucker6629

[@sunnyhill3000]

is there any way we can bypass the deep packet inspection thru the setup sir?

[@jameswalker3869]

how about the phone? how do you import the file to your phone app?

[@GaryHibbard]

This was perfect. Setting up the SSL cert w/ LetsEncrypt via the Asus DDNS page was the step that I was missing. The VPN client would refuse to connect because there wasn't a valid cert. I wonder if I'll have to re-generate the OpenVPN config file every 90 days?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

You don't have to

[@NicholasAtsaves]

You are fantastic professor! Quick question about the configuration you have on your asus router... With the VPN enabled, does this slow down the download/upload throughput of devices on the home network? In other words, does local inbound/outbound home traffic (while you are using devices in your home network) also get routed through the VPN?

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Yes, if you want to exclude some devices, take a look at this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eX67o2isgruLbpo

[@tdivirg]

Hi! Thank you for sharing. I have a question. I am setting this up to get a connection from my home in a secondary location. I was purchasing the Asus RT- ACRH18 for the secondary location. Is that not a good router to have for the home location? Does that one not do server and client? I see that the router you have listed also says subscription free, does it need to say that? (im new to this)

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

I didn't test the RT-ACRH18

[@aa300598]

I did exactly like you said, but I can't connect to openvpn client, is it because im using private WAN IP? I think I need to setup port forwarding because my router connect to the internet through another router. Do you have a walk through for setting up port forwarding?

[@onurcansartas1499]

I have exactly same issue.Have you manged to solve the issue ?

[@MaitreBart]

Hello KST. You have your Asus router for a while now. Do you think it is a good router that offers a good VPN server as of now? I'm looking to buy a router that has a VPN server. There are some router brands on the market/internet that offer the same feature. Is there any particular reason you chose this brand and model? Are there 1 or 2 other bands/models you would recommend? Thanks for this great tutorial.

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

From the routers I tested and used: D-Link, TP-Link, Asus, Tenda and ZTE, the Asus is by far the best in every aspect. It has all the options and features a personal user needs and much more. Mine is working perfectly.

[@Vince-jk5my]

Unrelated question: with this particular router, are you able to pause a device's access to the wifi or set up a schedule where during a certain time frame, a certain device would not be able to access the wifi? And if this can be done, can it also be done from outside the network? I know Google WiFi allows this, but I'm wondering if this allows it as well. Thanks!

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Yes for all

[@soulseazs3899]

Dont work for me infinite load

[@engineer7154]

sir can i do it by vps server?

[@ChristinaWang-i3r]

life changing video! Thank you!

[@Martin-ot7xj]

Hi there, please make a tutorial video about how to encrypt DNS on our router for more security. ?? thnx

[@KnowledgeSharingTech]

Noted!