WireGuard Settings for Firmware 3.0

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.

You can setup and use WireGuard easily in firmware 3.0, wireGuard server and clients are pre-installed in firmware 3.0.

WireGuard Server

You can set up a WireGuard server on GL.iNet router with firmware 3.0. Click + Create a New User.

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1) 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.

Sever Configuration

2) 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.

Add Client

Specify the Name of the new client and then click Add.

Name

3) 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.

Configurations

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.

Configurations

WireGuard Client

To set up a WireGuard client, please click + Add New Profiles.

Client

1) Specify the name of your server

Specify the name and then click Next.

Name

2) Input the configurations

You can copy the JSON configurations from your server to Configuration or input the settings manually.

If you are using Azirevpn or Mullvad, you can click Others and use your AzireVPN or Mullvad account to set up WireGuard client directly.

Click Add to finish the WireGuard Client setup.

Configuraion

3) Connect to the WireGuard server

Click Connect. You will see the upload and download traffic when it is connected successfully.

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Wireguard App on mobile devices

You can also use WireGuard App on your mobile phone.

Android: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.wireguard.android
iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wireguard/id1441195209?mt=8