9bryan
New Around Here
Hi All,
I have successfully setup my old Asus RT-N66U as an Open VPN server. The reason behind this is so I can access my home security camera server remotely via VPN instead of forwarding ports. My primary router is a TP-Link Archer C3200 which does not support Open VPN but is however a fantastic Tri band router. My setup is currently as follows:
- ISP Modem/WiFi Router in Bridge mode
- TP-Link Router connected to ISP modem (Using Wan port)
- Asus RT-N66U connected to ISP modem (Using Wan port)
Each router has it's own separate WAN IP and my security cameras and the PC running the software (Blue Iris) are only connected to the Asus router. This setup works perfectly and I can VPN in to my cameras and any shared drives on my PC.
The only downside with this setup is that if for any reason I need to reboot the ISP modem getting both the Asus router & TP-Link router online with their own WAN addresses can be quite challenging. Lots of reboots and unplugging cables lol (My wife doesn't have my patience !!)
I was wondering if is possible to keep my TP-Link router as my primary router and use my Asus router behind my primary with the VPN server running? I have read some guides on setting a 2nd router up behind a primary router as a dedicated VPN client but wasn't sure is it is possible as a dedicated VPN server.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Regards
Richard
get a DDNS, to enable DDNS go to WAN tab enable DDNS, configure your OPEN VPN client profile to the DDNS address instead of WAN IP
you might need to extend your connection retry time & retry count, as some DDNS will take a while to refresh and get your new WAN IP everytime you restart your router