Post by Admin on Sept 18, 2017 2:34:23 GMT
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To Setup Private Internet Access on Merlin firmware: follow the given directions below:
1. Login to the Asus Router control panel via a web interface by typing wireless router’s default IP address (http://192.168.1.1 or http://router.asus.com) into the address bar.
Type the device’s user name and password in the appropriate boxes – if you have not changed these, use the default values of ‘admin’ (in lowercase and without the quote marks) for both the user name and password.
2. On the left side menu, select the option 'VPN'.
3. This will take you to the 'VPN Status' page. Select 'OpenVPN Clients' from the tabs at the top.
4. In this tab, you will be able to configure your OpenVPN clients in order to connect to the internet via your PrivateInternetAccess service.
5. Configure your client as follows:
Start with WAN: Yes (This will start your VPN when you connect to your ISP. If this is set to no, you will need to manually start your VPN service at the router level when your router restarts.)
Interface Type: TUN
Protocol: UDP
Firewall: Automatic
Authorization Mode: TLS
Server Address: Select your address from our server list found here. (In this example we used 'us-east.privateinternetaccess.com' (New York, USA)
Port: 1198
Username/Password Authentication: Yes
Username: Enter your PIA username (for example P1234567)
Password: Enter your PIA password (for example 12345678)
Username / Password Auth. Only: No
Extra HMAC Authorization: Disabled
Auth Digest: Default
Create NAT on Tunnel: Yes
6. Click the option next to 'Authorization Mode: TLS' that says 'Content modification of Keys & Certificates.'
7. Download the Certificate Authority from www.privateinternetaccess.com/openvpn/ca.rsa.2048.crt
8. Open the file with a text editor and then copy and paste the contents of ca.rsa.2048.crt into the Certificate Authority.
9. Scroll down to the bottom and click 'Save'.
10. Under Advanced Options, configure your client as follow:
Global Log Verbosity: 1
Poll Interval: 0
Accept DNS Configuration: Strict
Encryption Cipher: AES-128-CBC
Compression: Adaptive
TLS Renegotiation Time: -1
Connection Retry: 30
Verify Server Certificate: No
Redirect Internet Traffic: No
11. Under Custom Configuration, enter the following:
persist-key
persist-tun
12. Click 'Save'.
13. You will now be able to set the 'Service State: On' (located at the top of the options). Service State on will only stay green and On when your service is correctly configured.
14. To see the status of your VPN service, you may check the 'VPN Status' tab located at the top which will actively poll your connection to give you the latest statistics on your connection.
If the VPN Status page constantly says 'Connecting (server address & port)' it indicates potential issues with the Certificate Authority. Please refer to Step 6 for correct steps.
1. Login to the Asus Router control panel via a web interface by typing wireless router’s default IP address (http://192.168.1.1 or http://router.asus.com) into the address bar.
Type the device’s user name and password in the appropriate boxes – if you have not changed these, use the default values of ‘admin’ (in lowercase and without the quote marks) for both the user name and password.
2. On the left side menu, select the option 'VPN'.
3. This will take you to the 'VPN Status' page. Select 'OpenVPN Clients' from the tabs at the top.
4. In this tab, you will be able to configure your OpenVPN clients in order to connect to the internet via your PrivateInternetAccess service.
5. Configure your client as follows:
Start with WAN: Yes (This will start your VPN when you connect to your ISP. If this is set to no, you will need to manually start your VPN service at the router level when your router restarts.)
Interface Type: TUN
Protocol: UDP
Firewall: Automatic
Authorization Mode: TLS
Server Address: Select your address from our server list found here. (In this example we used 'us-east.privateinternetaccess.com' (New York, USA)
Port: 1198
Username/Password Authentication: Yes
Username: Enter your PIA username (for example P1234567)
Password: Enter your PIA password (for example 12345678)
Username / Password Auth. Only: No
Extra HMAC Authorization: Disabled
Auth Digest: Default
Create NAT on Tunnel: Yes
6. Click the option next to 'Authorization Mode: TLS' that says 'Content modification of Keys & Certificates.'
7. Download the Certificate Authority from www.privateinternetaccess.com/openvpn/ca.rsa.2048.crt
8. Open the file with a text editor and then copy and paste the contents of ca.rsa.2048.crt into the Certificate Authority.
9. Scroll down to the bottom and click 'Save'.
10. Under Advanced Options, configure your client as follow:
Global Log Verbosity: 1
Poll Interval: 0
Accept DNS Configuration: Strict
Encryption Cipher: AES-128-CBC
Compression: Adaptive
TLS Renegotiation Time: -1
Connection Retry: 30
Verify Server Certificate: No
Redirect Internet Traffic: No
11. Under Custom Configuration, enter the following:
persist-key
persist-tun
12. Click 'Save'.
13. You will now be able to set the 'Service State: On' (located at the top of the options). Service State on will only stay green and On when your service is correctly configured.
14. To see the status of your VPN service, you may check the 'VPN Status' tab located at the top which will actively poll your connection to give you the latest statistics on your connection.
If the VPN Status page constantly says 'Connecting (server address & port)' it indicates potential issues with the Certificate Authority. Please refer to Step 6 for correct steps.