Orbi VPN issues

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When I mentioned that I'm using a web address, I'm talking about the DDNS address I registered to use for OpenVPN.  That web address goes to my surveillance system, not my VPN.

 

I followed all the instructions to set up the OpenVPN properly.

 

I went into the orbi, enabled VPN, and set up the No-IP account and address for OpenVPN.

I exported the OpenVPN file and got it on my phone.

I imported it to OpenVPN.

It's not working.

 

It seems like something with the surveillance forward is interfering.  However, those are only ports 80 and 8000.

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Yeah, I figured that's what you meant.  However, some of what you are saying still doesn't make sense to me.

Your Orbi router only has one public WAN IP address.  You must use this one WAN IP address for accessing your NVR and for connecting to your rotuer via Open VPN. This is accomplished by using different ports.

So, it shouldn't be necessary to create a new DDNS "address" (hostname actually) for accessing the VPN.  You could use the same hostname you created for accessing the NVR.

Why do you believe the new DDNS address goes to your VPN and not your NVR? Are you trying to use SRV records within DNS, or something like that? If so, get it working using normal DNS records first.

The fact that the host name leads you to your NVR is actually a good sign, as it means the DDNS entry is properly mapped to your WAN IP.

Also, I assume you are testing this with your phone's WiFi OFF and using your phone's WAN connection, not on the LAN?