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AKLGUY
Jun 20, 2018Apprentice
using Orbi VPN server with User Name/Password
Is there a way with the RBK50 and the VPN to allow a user name and password?
I have a friend that is currently over seas and he wants to watch some VoD stuff but they only allow people from NZ to a...
CrimpOn
Feb 07, 2026Guru - Experienced User
My understanding is that OpenVPN does not have a concept of "users".
another approach might be to forward a specific (unusual) port number to the desired internal resource.
For example, if the internal resource is a Linux computer that users connect to using ssh, then you could forward some goofy external port (say 12949 to port 22 (ssh) on that computer.
When an external client connects to <your DDNS name>:12949, the router will connect that port to port 22 on the target computer.