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Volcanon
May 23, 2019Follower
R8500 Unable to update the OpenVPN Configuration Package
Router Firmware Version: V1.0.2.130 (Most recent firmware at time of posting)
I have been having trouble connecting to the VPN using OpenVPN (WARNING: No server certificate verification method ...
- May 23, 2019
It should not be required to call this special URL manually btw. - it's called once following the formware updaate migrating from md5 to sha256. Logout and login again to routerlogin.net - you should not get redirected to that helper page again. Then download the OpenVPN config as required, and distribute to all OpenVPN clients requiring to establish the VPN connection.
schumaku
May 23, 2019Guru - Experienced User
It should not be required to call this special URL manually btw. - it's called once following the formware updaate migrating from md5 to sha256. Logout and login again to routerlogin.net - you should not get redirected to that helper page again. Then download the OpenVPN config as required, and distribute to all OpenVPN clients requiring to establish the VPN connection.