OpenVPN
GL.iNet routers have pre-installed OpenVPN server and client.
OpenVPN Client
OpenVPN client requires OpenVPN configuration file (.ovpn) to create the OpenVPN connection. If you have your own VPN service provider but you don't know how to get the configuration file, please refer to Get your configuration file.
Click + Add a New VPN Configuration to upload the configuration file.
1) Upload your OpenVPN configuration file
Simply drag and drop your file to the pop up windows. It can be a single .ovpn file or a zip/tar.gz file which contains multiple .ovpn files.
Be careful that some .ovpn files use separated ca, cert, crl files. These files must be zipped together with the .ovpn file before upload.
2) Enter Description, Username and Password
Enter a description for your OpenVPN configuration file and then click Submit to finish the upload process. In some cases, it will ask you to enter your username and password.
3) Connect to the OpenVPN server
You can now click Connect to start the OpenVPN connection.
Once connected, you should find your IP address, data received/sent.
4) Manage configuration files
Click Management to check the list of configuration files. You can modify the Description, User name or Password of each configuration file. You can also add, delete a configuration file or even purge all your uploaded configuration files.
If your configuration file is a zip/tar.gz file which includes multiple ovpn files, you can choose an individual .ovpn file that you would like to connect in Server.
Get your configuration file
We have tested different VPN service providers. Therefore, if you don't know how to get the configuration file, you can follow the instruction below. However, you have to contact your service provider for the configuration file if they are not listed below.
If you have any problem in the setup of OpenVPN, please contact support@gl-inet.com
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Surfshark
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PureVPN
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If you are using TorGuard, you need to login the control panel and generate the ovpn file from the "Tools" menu. Please select "All", using udp or tcp and select Cipher. Then press The username and password for openvpn connection is different from your control panel login. You can change the service username and password in my service credentials. You can generate a random login username and password.TorGuard
Generate Config and the zip file will be downloaded automatically.
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ExpressVPN
*Information quoted from Expressvpn official instruction
- Log in to your ExpressVPN account.
- Once you’ve logged in to the website, click on Set Up ExpressVPN on the Active Subscriptions page. This will take you to the Downloads page.
- Click on Manual Config on the left side of the screen and then select the OpenVPN tab on the right. You will first see your username and password and then a list of OpenVPN configuration files.
Find the location(s) you want to connect to (e.g., Los Angeles, New York, Hong Kong), then download and save the .ovpn file(s) to your desktop.
Note: Please have your username and password ready, as you will be asked to enter them later in the setup process.
Others:
AirVPN
- Login your AirVPN acoount
- Choose Config Generator on the left and then choose Linux as your operating system. Next, choose your preferred server.
- You will be able to see the download page of the configuration file.
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Login in Dashboard, download your configuration files and select the Linux_iOS inline format. Extract the zip files after completing the download.bolehvpn
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FinchVPN
- Login your FinchVPN account.
- Go to the Download page and click Download under FinchVPN OpenVPN Config.
- Choose Linux
- Choose the protocol based on your preference. Generally, you can choose the first one “Port 8484 over UDP”
- Remember to tick the box to include your username and password before download the file.
You can download all of the config files for all of the servers from www.ipvanish.com/software/configs/ (configs.zip). Drag the configs.zip to the New OpenVPN Configuration dialog User Name and Password is your IPVanish username and password.IPVANISH
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Download the OpenVPN config files. Find the Account ID on IVPN Client Area. When drag the config file to Add a New OpenVPN Configuration, you will be asked to enter User Name and Password. The User Name is your Account ID that begins with letters 'ivpn'. The password can be anything, like "ivpn"IVPN
Proxy.sh
Download according to the service that you have subscribed:
Proxpn
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VPNGate
- Click OpenVPN Config file under the column “OpenVPN”.
- You will see the download page.
The OpenVPN configuration files are listed on the VPN Gate website according to the server location.
VPN Unlimited
- Select a device
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Choosethe desired server location
VPN Unlimited offers a large variety ofservers, namely 400+ in 70+ locations. In this case, let it be Germany.
- Select the VPN protocol
- Create a configuration
*Information quoted from VPN unlimited official instruction
Start out by logging in to your User Office, press Manage for the VPN Unlimited service, and follow a few simple steps:
Pick a device from the list or create a new one. If you are out of free slots, delete an old device or buy extra slots.
For the IKEv2 protocol, you will also need to specify your device’s platform.
Press Generate and you will get all the data required to set up a VPN connection.
OpenVPN Server
You can set up an OpenVPN server on GL.iNet router. Click + Generate a configuration file.
1) Server configuration
There are preset OpenVPN server configurations. You can also click Modify to change them manually. Click Apply when you finish.
2) Export OpenVPN configuration file
Click Export Config to download the OpenVPN configuration file which you need to upload when you are configuring your OpenVPN client.
3) Start the OpenVPN server
Click Start to start your OpenVPN server. Otherwise, you will not be able to connect to the OpenVPN server by using its configuration file.
