OpenVPN With Linksys WRT1900AC
The new Linksys WRT1200AC router will provides users with the high-end features of the Linksys WRT1900AC router at AC1200 speeds and a lower price point. The Linksys WRT1200AC will retail for S$329 from 4th June 2015 at Challenger stores and at other consumer electronics retail stores by the end of June 2015.
I attended the launch of the new Linksys WRT1200AC in Singapore yesterday and I realised that the WRT firmware received a new update (service pack 4) which includes one of the features that I am looking for, which is a VPN server (Linksys is using OpenVPN server).
After the event, I went home to check and realised my router, Linksys WRT1900AC, updated the firmware automatically and now I can setup an OpenVPN server on my router (I love auto-updates). I wish it pushes a notification to my Linksys Smart Wi-Fi iOS App to inform me of this new feature when the firmware has been updated.
Last I heard, there is a major update coming to the app and this push notification feature is in the works alongside with iPhone 6/6 Plus optimized resolution.
![WRT1900AC - OpenVPN WRT1900AC - OpenVPN](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7790/17975903279_2fa322ebb2_c.jpg)
![WRT1900AC - OpenVPN Settings WRT1900AC - OpenVPN Settings](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8883/18163266711_2f7fd52a19_c.jpg)
![WRT1900AC - OpenVPN Edit Settings WRT1900AC - OpenVPN Edit Settings](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7752/17539550024_d014ea9fc9_c.jpg)
After setting up your OpenVPN details on the router, download the .opvn file (OpenVPN Profile) and transfer the file over to your OpenVPN iOS app via iTunes.
![Transfer OpenVPN Profile to OpenVPN iOS App Transfer OpenVPN Profile to OpenVPN iOS App](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8889/17974407790_22b9a64a8d_c.jpg)
The OpenVPN iOS App should be able to automatically import the file once it is transferred as shown in the screenshots below.
![OpenVPN iOS App - App Store OpenVPN iOS App - App Store](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7758/18136124726_017358a7c1_z.jpg)
![OpenVPN iOS App - Imported OpenVPN iOS App - Imported](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8872/17974896060_340d1f17a9_z.jpg)
![OpenVPN iOS App - Config OpenVPN iOS App - Config](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8783/18136124836_5d5dc519d6_z.jpg)
![OpenVPN iOS App - Connected OpenVPN iOS App - Connected](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8851/17974725128_bdd5ffda46_z.jpg)
Now that Linksys has shipped a VPN server with the SP4 firmware, I hope Linksys can ship a VPN client next, so I can connect the router itself to a VPN!