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Nighthawk X6 R8000 - OpenVPN
Hi, I have a Nighthawk X6 R8000.
| Hardware Version | R8000 |
| Firmware Version | V1.0.4.84_10.1.84 |
| GUI Language Version | V1.0.4.80_2.1.49.1 |
I try to activate OpenVPN so I can access my home network.
I have activated the VPN in Advanced settings and I downloaded the config files. Then installed OpenVPN in my Android phone and imported the Profile from the router setup.
But I can't connect.
If I use default settings on my phone I get a error message that "Server TLS version is too low".
That message can be disabled by checking "Enforce TLS 1.3" on the phone under OpenVPN advanced setting.
But still I can not connect my VPN client.
The Router log is just [OpenVPN, connection fail]IP address:78.77.195.13 Thursday, Apr 25,2024 19:20:00
The OpenVPN log on the phone is more detailed but basically it is starting the handshaking but ends up with "Connection Timeout".
If I run the http://192.168.1.1/openvpn_crt_check.htm I always get the same result. There is a OpenVPN update available, I click Update, it looks like its updating, it comes back to start page. But if run the same link I get the same result.
What might be wrong? Any suggestions will be very much appreciated.
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Hi Carcaranon,
welcome to the NETGEAR Community!
Could you tell me first, if you had configured the DynDNS? You can find the instructions here.
What is the result, when you are testing the DynDNS connection on the GUI?
With kind regards,
Damian
NETGEAR TeamHi, yes I have DynDNS setup and working.
That's also seen since I get error response in the Router when I try to connect. That wouldn't be if I tried to connect to wrong external IP.Hi Carcaranon,
did you try to restore factory setting for the Router and configure the VPN again?
Does it change something, if you change the security option (OpenVPN) from legacy to insecure?
With kind regards,
Damian
NETGEAR Team