Router Setup

Asuswrt 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 Fusion tab & click on the Add profile button

   

4. Give the profile any name, select OpenVPN from the VPN type drop list, click on the Import .ovpn file button and open the extracted earlier .ovpn config file

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

   

6. To manage the connection, toggle the switch next the created VPN profile On or Off

   

DNS

1. Navigate to LAN - DHCP Server

2. Set Advertise router's IP in addition to user-specified DNS to No

3. Enter one of the following DNS servers in the DNS Server 1 field:

   • 10.0.254.1 = redular DNS with no blocking (10.0.254.101 for Multi-hop connections)
   • 10.0.254.2 = standard AntiTracker to block advertising and malware domains
   • 10.0.254.3 = AntiTracker Hardcore Mode to additionally block all domains owned by Google and Facebook

4. Click Apply

   

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