WireGuard
WireGuard is an extremely simple yet fast and modern VPN that utilizes state-of-the-art cryptography. It aims to be faster, simpler, leaner, and more useful than IPSec, while avoiding the massive headache. It intends to be considerably more performant than OpenVPN.
GL.iNet routers have pre-installed WireGuard server and client.
If you are looking for a WireGuard provider, access this directly.
WireGuard Client
To set up a WireGuard client, please click + Add New Profiles.
Specify the name of your server
Specify the name and then click Next.
Input the configurations
There are different methods to input the configurations.
You can copy the JSON or Plain Text configurations from your server to Configuration or input the settings manually.
After copy the JSON or Plain Text from your server, you can paste it in the Configuration and then click Add to finish the WireGuard Client setup.
WireGuard Providers
If you are using AzireVPN or Mullvad, you can click Others and use your AzireVPN or Mullvad account to set up WireGuard client directly.
AzireVPN
Select AzireVPN as the provider, enter your User Name and Password and then click "Add" finish the WireGuard Client setup.
Mullvad
Select Mullvad as the provider, enter your Account Number and then click "Add" to finish the WireGuard Client setup.
Waiting for the adding.
Other recommended WireGuard provider:
Login www.ovpn.com, find the menu below to get WireGuard configuration files. Click Generate WireGuard keys, choose the server you wanted, then download the config. Open the config by text edit software, copy and paste the content to router wireguard client. The config may contain IPv6 content, as GL.iNet routers is not support IPv6 good enough, so please delete the IPv6 content. I have a example show below, the highlight content is the IPv6 content.OVPN
Login www.spidervpn.org, find the section to get your VPN configuration. Follow the steps to get the configuration. 1. 2. download the vpn configuration 3. Access the web Admin Panel of your GL.iNet router, click New Profile at WireGuard Client. 4. open the configuration you just download from SpiderVPN website, then paste to the new Profile dialog, you need to adjust the format, make sure there is a space on each side of the equals sign.SpiderVPN
If you are using TorGuard, you need to login the control panel and find Enable WireGuard Access from the "Tools" menu. Downlod the config. Copy & paste the config content to router wireguard client. Open the config by text edit software, copy and paste the content to router wireguard client.TorGuard
If you are using VPN.AC, you need to login the control panel and find WireGuard Manager from the "Services" menu. Create the config and download. Copy & paste the config content to router wireguard client. Extract files, open the config by text edit software, copy and paste the content to router wireguard client.VPN.AC
If you are using StrongVPN, sign in at https://wg.strongvpn.com Select a location from the drop down menu, click GENERATE, open the downloaded text file, and then copy the contents of the file. Login web Admin Panel, VPN --> WireGuard Client --> Add New Profiles Specify the name of your server and click next. Paste the configuration text to the Configuration windows. Click Add Connect to the WireGuard server by clicking Connect You will see the upload and download traffic when it is connected successfully.StrongVPN
If you are using VPN Unlimited, sign in to your User Office > select the VPN Unlimited® application > click Manage.VPN Unlimited(KeepSolid)
Press the field under Device and click Manually create a new device… > set it’s custom name, for example WireGuard > choose appropriate location of the Server > select the WireGuard® protocol from the dropdown menu > click Generate.
The configuration parameters will then appear below in the text format. You’ll need them for further configuration of your GL.iNet router.
Login to the web Admin Panel, default is http://192.168.8.1, click VPN > WireGuard® Client.
Click Add New Profiles.
Specify custom Name of server and click Next.
The Add a New WireGuard® Client window will appear. In the Configuration tab, paste the details of the manual configuration settings you’ve generated before:
[Interface] PrivateKey = paste the PrivateKey from your User Office ListenPort = paste the ListenPort details Address = paste Address information DNS = paste DNS details from the User Office [Peer] PublicKey = paste PublicKey from the User Office PresharedKey = paste PresharedKey details AllowedIPs = paste AllowedIPs details Endpoint = paste Endpoint information
Once completed, click Add.
Click Connect on the WireGuard® Client tab.
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If you are using IVPN, you need to Log in to the Client Area on the IVPN website. IVPN Client Area, then follow the WireGuard Setup Guides Skip the step 1, because WireGuard is pre-installed on GL.iNet routers. After generate the config. Copy & paste the config content to router wireguard client.IVPN
Fellow the guide here to create the config. Copy & paste the config content to router wireguard client.ANONINE
Fellow the guide here to create the config. Copy & paste the config content to router wireguard client.NVPN
Suggest a WireGuard provider? Please contact support@gl-inet.com
Connect to the WireGuard server
Click Connect. You will see the upload and download traffic when it is connected successfully.
WireGuard Server
You can set up a WireGuard server on GL.iNet router. Click + Create a New User.
Start a WireGuard server
You can simply use the default parameters of Local IP and Local Port, or you can set your own value. Then click Start to start your own WireGuard server.
Add a new client
You have to add a new user and apply the configurations when you are connecting to this WireGuard server.
Click Management tab and then Create a New User.
Specify the Name of the new client and then click Add.
Get the configuration details for your client
You can now check the list of the clients you added. You can Delete any unwanted client. Please click Configurations to find the configuration details which you need to use when you are setting up WireGuard client. We provide QRcode, Plain Text and JSON configurations currently.
If you are using another GL.iNet router as a client, please copy the JSON configuration and paste it directly when you are setting up WireGuard client.
Wireguard App Support
You can also use WireGuard App on other devices with various OS
- Please refer to WireGuard Official Website： https://www.wireguard.com/install/
Visit Client’s LAN Subnet
Visit Client’s LAN Subnet from WireGuard Server LAN Subnet
1) Change WireGuard clients LAN IP to avoid IP confliction with Server
2) Modify Wireguard_Server Configuration
WinSCP or SSH into your the WireGuard Server (router) find and modify the file
/etc/config/wireguard_server
Add a line to the end of the config file of clients you want to visit.
list subnet '192.168.xxx.0/24'
Save and Exit