How to setup OpenVPN on Tomato Routers

Step 01.

On your standard web browser, go to your router’s settings page or control panel (Default address is 192.168.1.1, unless changed)

On your router’s control panel, click on the VPN Tunneling tab, and then select OpenVPN Client.

Under the Basic tab, make the following changes:
1) Put a check mark next to “Start with WAN”
2) Change “Interface Type” to TUN
3) Change “Protocol” to your preference (TCP or UDP)
4) For the ‘Server address’ field, fill in the server IP from Servers List and your desired port (choose from 443 or 1194)
5) Change “Firewall” to Automatic
6) Change “Authorization Mode” to TLS
7) Put a check mark next to “Username/Password Authentication”
8) Enter your VistaVPN username and password in the appropriate fields
9) Put a check mark next to “Username Authen. Only”
10) Make “Extra HMAC authorization (tls-auth)” Disabled
11) Put a check mark next to “Create NAT on tunnel”

After you are finished, click “Save” at the bottom-right.

Step 02.

Under the advanced tab, make the following changes:
1) Put a check mark next to “Redirect Internet traffic”
2) Change “Accept DNS configuration” to Strict
3) Change “Encryption cipher” to AES-256-CBC
4) Change “Compression” to Adaptive
5) Leave “TLS Renegotiation Time” at -1
6) Leave “Connection Retry” at 30
7) Put a check mark next to “Verify server certificate (tls-remote). Fill in the VistaVPN hostname you’ve selected in the “Common Name:” field (example: us1-ovpn.routetouse.com). You can view our list of available hosts from Servers List.

8) Enter the following into the “Custom Configuration”:

resolv-retry infinite
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
persist-remote-ip
comp-lzo
verb 3
auth SHA256
keysize 256
tls-cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA

After you are finished, click “Save” at the bottom-right.

Step 03.

Under the Keys tab, paste in everything from the following file:

For the ‘Server address’ field, fill in the server IP from Servers List.

After you are finished, click “Save” at the bottom-right.

Step 04.

Under the Keys tab, hit the Start button to begin the OpenVPN service.

Wait for the service to start.

Step 05.

We now want to make sure that the router start up with OpenVPN. In the side bar, click on “Reboot.”

Next, click on OK.

Step 06.

Wait for the router to reboot.

Step 07.

Some distributions of Tomato may require you to hit “Continue” before the router finishes booting.

Step 08.

We can now check to see if OpenVPN is running.
In the side bar, click on “VPN Tunneling,” and then “OpenVPN Client.”
Click on the “Status” tab. You should see statistics appear. As you use the service, the bytes transferred will increase.

How to setup PPTP VPN on Tomato Routers

Step 01.

In a new browser window, type 192.168.2.1 or 192.168.1.1 in the address bar to access your router’s control panel. Enter the admin name and password for your router, then click Log In.

Step 02.

In the left-hand menu, click on VPN Tunneling. Then click on PPTP Client.

Step 03.

Configure your PPTP client as shown below. Make sure you Save your settings before clicking on Start Now.

Step 04.

Start with WAN: check.

For the ‘Server address’ field, fill in the server IP from Servers List.

username, and password obtained earlier.
Encryption: Auto.
Stateless MPPE connection: check.
Accept DNS configuration: select Exclusive.
Redirect Internet traffic: check.
Create NAT on tunnel: check.
Click Save.
Click Start Now.

If you want to disconnect your PPTP VPN connection, click on Stop Now in the PPTP Client Configuration window.

How to setup PPTP/L2TP VPN on TP-Link Routers

Step 01.

Go to your TP-Link router control panel on your browser. It should have the address 192.168.1.1 by default (unless you changed it). And log in as admin.

Access your router control panel and click on ‘Network’ from the left panel and then click ‘WAN’.

Step 02.

In ‘WAN Connection Type’ select ‘PPTP’ or ‘L2TP’ from drop down menu.

Step 03.

Type in your VistaVPN ‘Username’ and ‘Password’ in respective fields as received from VistaVPN.

For L2TP/IPsec secret please enter :  321inter

Step 04.

Select ‘Dynamic IP’ or ‘Static IP’ for dedicated VPN account.

Step 05.

For the ‘Server address’ field, fill in the server IP from Servers List.

Step 06.

Choose whether you would like to be reconnected manually, on demand or always.

Step 07.

When you have done the above, click on “Save”. You Are Done!

VPN connection will establish in few seconds.

Today’s digital world is not at all safe and it is quite possible that a hacker may be trying to access the personal information stored on your system. This is why a VPN or Virtual Private Network has become very important.

When you use a VPN on a router, any device which connects to this router would be able to access the features of the VPN and stay protected.

Also, you just have to set up the VPN on the router just once after which you do not have to worry about switching it on or off. Once configured, the VPN will remain on forever. Wifi poaching can also be avoided when you set up the tp link VPN on your router.

From the above points, you can see how important setting up VPN on your router is. The step-by-step tutorial below will tell the users about how they can set up PPTP/L2TP VPN on TP-Link routers.

How to setup PPTP VPN on Linksys Routers

Step 01.

Access router panel.

Step 02.

Insert the following info:

• Click on Setup
• Then click on Basic Setup
• Select PPTP from drop down menu under Internet Connection Type

Step 03.

Insert the following details:

• Check mark on “Obtain an IP Address Automatically”
• Now put “server IP address” into Server IP Address field from Servers List.
• Insert your username & Password as provided by VistaVPN. (Important Note: Your email address is not your VPN login username.)

Step 04.

Scroll up, select ‘Save Setting’, after which you need to reboot for Linksys router for the settings to come into effect.

How to setup PPTP VPN on D-Link Routers

Step 01.

Go to setup:

• Click on Internet tab on left hand navigation
• Click on Manual Internet Connection setup

Step 02.

From my internet connection is select ” PPTP(Username/Password) “

Under PPTP Internet Connection TYPE section.

• Select Address Mode ” Dynamic “
• Enter your desired server address into Server IP address field from Servers List.
• Enter your VistaVPN credential “Username & Password” provided by VistaVPN
• ( Important Note: Your email address is not your VPN login username. )
• Click on “Save Settings”

How to setup OpenVPN on DD-WRT Routers

The following is required for VistaVPN to work with a DD-WRT router:

• Buy a secure VistaVPN connection package
• An internet connection
• DD-WRT compatible router running v3

Before following this guide, you will need to install DD-WRT on your router. To do this, you will need to go to DD-WRT’s router database and search for your router’s model number to see if your router is compatible or find a beta build for your router. This guide uses KONG’s beta build of DD-WRT v3.0-r31520M on a Netgear R7000.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Certain beta builds may not work with OpenVPN. Please read the feedback in the build forum before installing a beta build. Also note, regardless of what model router you have or version of DD-WRT you are installing, there is a chance of bricking your router (i.e. rendering the router completely useless) if the process of putting DD-WRT on the router does not complete properly. Please thoroughly read and follow the related documentation regarding the updating procedure for your router, to minimize the risk of bricking your router.

Initial DD-WRT Setup and Important Notes

Step 01.

Please check and consider the following before setting up your VPN connection in DD-WRT:

• If you are running a router-behind-router configuration you will want to make sure your DD-WRT router is on a different subnet than any other router/modem on your network. This can be done by going to Setup/Basic Setup tab and changing your Local IP address to ‘192.168.8.1’ without quotes
• We suggest adding the following static DNS addresses: 198.18.0.1 and 8.8.8.8, on the basic setup tab
• Please check to ensure the NTP client is enabled and set to the correct time zone, which can be found at the bottom of the basic setup tab

Step 02.

Enable Syslogd so you can get logs if you run into any trouble with your setup. You can do this by going to Services tab and scrolling down to System Log, then Enable Syslogd.

Configuring the VPN Connection

Step 03.

To setup the VPN connection on your router, go to the Services/VPN tab, enable the OpenVPN Client, and set the connection up using the following settings:

• Server IP/Name: Choose a server IP from Servers List.
• Port: use 1194 or 443
• Tunnel Device: TUN
• Tunnel Protocol: use UDP or TCP
• Encryption Cipher: AES-256-CBC
• Hash Algorithm: SHA256
• User Pass Authentication: Enable
• Username: Your VistaVPN Username
• Password: Your VistaVPN Password
• Advanced Options: Enable
• TLS Cipher: None
• LZO Compression: Adaptive
• NAT: Enable
• Copy and paste the following into your Additional Config:

persist-key
persist-tun
persist-remote-ip
keysize 256
remote-cert-tls server

• CA Cert: Copy and paste the whole contents of the file found from Servers List.

Save and Apply the settings, then go to the Administration tab and click Reboot at the bottom of the page.

Check the VPN Connection

Step 04.

Once your router has finished booting up, verify you are connected by going to the Status/OpenVPN tab and check the State.

How to setup PPTP on DD-WRT Routers

Step 01.

Make sure no other VPN settings are enabled… includes getting rid of the startup script and disabling any VPN service enable on your router. Then point your web browser to your DD-WRT Administration Page, which usually by default is http://192.168.1.1 – for others who may have changed the default LAN-side router address, the gateway address of the attached network adapter is usually acceptable. If you are having trouble getting to this page, you may need to reset the router to factory default settings. You can do this by holding down the button on the back or bottom of the router for 30 seconds or until the lights flash turn off and back on.

Step 02.

Click the ‘Setup’ tab from the navigation area – a username and password prompt will appear. The correct credentials must be entered to continue.

Step 03.

In the Basic Setup tab change the Connection Type to PPTP from the drop down box. Then select ‘Yes’ for DHCP, fill in a server address desired from Servers List , in the ‘Gateway (PPTP Server)’ field. For the ‘User Name’ field enter your VistaVPN username followed by your VistaVPN password in the Password field. Set the ‘Connection Strategy’ to ‘Keep Alive: Redial Period 20 Sec.’ and enable ‘PPTP Encryption. Make sure to disable Packet Reordering which should be disabled by default. If your using a router behind router setup Please make sure to change your routers ‘Local IP Address’ to a different subnet ex.192.168.3.1 note this will change your DD-WRT’s Administration page IP to http://192.168.3.1 or whatever you change it to.

Once your down scroll to the bottom of the page and click the ‘Save’ button and reboot the router by clicking the ‘Administration’ tab at the top scrolling to the bottom of the page and clicking the ‘Reboot Router’ button.

Step 04.

Once the router has rebooted which can take a few minutes login to the DD-WRT Administration page using the IP http://192.168.1.1 or if you changed the ‘Local IP Address’ the IP you changed it to (ex. http://192.168.3.1). You can view that your connected by going to the ‘Status’ tab and selecting ‘WAN’ sub tab. Once there you will see your Gateway is our servers IP address and the ‘Login Status’ Connected. You should also verify using https://www.vistavpn.com/what-is-my-ip-address/ that your IP address and location has changed.

How to setup OpenVPN on Huawei Routers

The following is required for VistaVPN to work with a DD-WRT router:

• Buy a secure VistaVPN connection package
• An internet connection
• VPN Supported Router.

Step 01.

Browse to your router’s administration panel.

Step 02.

Open VPN on the left-side menu, and expand the PPTP section

Step 03.

Enter this configuration:

• Enable PPTP LAC:Checked
• LNS address: Enter a VistaVPN server address from Servers List.
• Host name: Anything you want, for ex:- VistaVPN or VistaVPN PPTP etc.
• Tunnel password: Leave empty
• Hello Interval (seconds): 60
• PPP username: VistaVPNusername
• PPP password: VistaVPNpassword
• Connection mode: Auto

How to setup OpenVPN on Tenda Routers

The following is required for VistaVPN to work with a Tenda router:

• Buy a secure VistaVPN connection package
• An internet connection
• VPN Supported Router.

Step 01.

Open your web browser. Type http://tendawifi.com in the Address bar and press “Enter”. Type in you ID & password, and click “Login”.

Step 02.

Click “VPN”, and choose “PPTP” from the given options.

Step 03.

Do the following:

• Choose PPTP as your Client Type
• Enable MPPE Encryption and check mark ’40’
• Enter your VistaVPN server address from Servers List.
• Enter your VistaVPN Username and Password
• Click “Save”

How to setup OpenVPN on Zyxel Routers

The following is required for VistaVPN to work with a Zyxel router:

• Buy a secure VistaVPN connection package
• An internet connection
• VPN Supported Router.

Step 01.

Open your router’s settings page and enter the details mentioned below.

• Place a check on “Enable”
• Place a check on “Use Internet Access”
• Description: VistaVPN
• Type: PPTP
• Connect via: Broadband connection (ISP)
• Server address: You may refer to our server list from Servers List.
• Login name: VistaVPN username
• Password: VistaVPN password
• Authentication algorithm: CHAP
• Adjust TCP-MSS automatically

Step 02.

Once you have entered all the mentioned details, click “Apply”

Step 03.

After the settings have been applied, you can check your connection status via the dashboard. You should now be connected to VistaVPN.

How to setup OpenVPN on Belkin Routers

The following is required for VistaVPN to work with a Belkin router:

• Buy a secure VistaVPN connection package
• An internet connection
• VPN Supported Router.

Step 01.

Access your router control panel and click on ‘Internet’ on the left panel

Step 02.

Select ‘PPTP’ tab from the top menu.

Step 03.

In ‘WAN interface type’ field select ‘Dynamic IP Address’.

Step 04.

Leave ‘Hostname’ and ‘MAC Address’ fields blank.

Step 05.

Under ‘PPTP Settings’, enter your VistaVPN ‘Username’ and ‘Password’ as provided by VistaVPN.

( Important Note: Your email address is not your VPN login username. )

• In Service IP address field, insert desired server IP from Servers List.

Step 06.

Set ‘Connection ID’ to ‘0’ and in ‘MTU’ field enter value ‘1400’

Step 07.

In ‘Type’ field select ‘Keep Connection’ from the drop down menu and then click ‘Apply’. You Are Done!

How to setup OpenVPN on Arris Routers

The following is required for VistaVPN to work with a Arris router:

• Buy a secure VistaVPN connection package
• An internet connection
• VPN Supported Router.

Step 01.

In order to set up a PPTP connection on your Arris router, please access your router first.

Step 02.

Under WAN Setup, please change your Connection Type to PPTP.

Step 03.

Then select the following options:

Check Enable PPTP

Enter your VistaVPN username and password

Enter your Server Address: Use one of our server names from Servers List.

Enter My Internet IP: Get automatically from ISP. If there is no such setting, please skip it.

For My IP Address: leave blank

My Subnet Mask: leave blank

Enable Idle Timeout

Idle timeout: 300

Enable Keep-alive

Keep-Alive: 30