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RBR50 VPN Setup with OpenVPN Client on Mac
I am trying to set up a VPN server on my RBR50. After I enable the VPN server on the router (using the default settings), I clicked on the 'For Mac OSX' download button, which did create a folder...
The router indeed does have an external IP address (assigned via DHCP from my ISP). I am using DDNS to tell the external service what my external IP address is, and I have used that ‘domain’ name associated with the external IP address to get to my router from anywhere. Currently I get to some of my home LAN devices via that domain.device name, but would rather use a VPN for security reasons. That external custom domain address is part of the .OPVN configuration (based on the login identification that shows on the OpenVPN Mac client). However, I have not yet looked at the contents of the .opvn file to get specifics.
No double-routing, and (depending how this VPN solution develops, I will likely remove some of those port forwarding rules in the future.