Router Setup

Asuswrt-Merlin OpenVPN Setup Guide

Configuring the VPN tunnel

1. Generate and download the .zip archive containing the OpenVPN config file with the selected server and configuration

2. Extract the archive, launch the web browser and enter the IP address of your router, which is usually 192.168.1.1

3. Once logged in, navigate to VPN – VPN Client tab - OpenVPN

4. Click on the Choose file button. Open the extracted earlier .ovpn config file, hit the Upload button and select the following configuration:

   • Put any name into the Description field
   • Accept DNS Configuration - Exclusive (this option ensures that only DNS server provided by the VPN server is used)
   • Redirect Internet traffic through tunnel - Yes (all)
   • (optional) Automatic start at boot time - Yes
   • (optional) Killswitch - Block routed clients if tunnel goes down - Yes

5. Enter your IVPN account id into the Username field (i-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX or ivpnXXXXXXXX) and any string into the Password field, e.g. ‘ivpn’. Click Apply

6. Toggle Service state switch On to connect.

   

Final steps

1. Reboot your router and wait for a minute or two for everything to settle, then reboot your computer system

2. To confirm that you are connected to the IVPN network, check the connection status tool on our website and run a dns leak test at https://www.dnsleaktest.com from any devices connected to your Asus router