Setting up PPTP on DD-WRT compatible routers.

The following instructions will guide you through a configuration of DD-WRT compatible routers. There are hundreds of routers compatible with DD-WRT, please check the router database on the DD-WRT website for more information.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: VPNUK cannot assist in the flashing of, or installation of DD-WRT firmware, nor can we be held responsible for damage caused by clients configuring uncompatible routers. Please only install official DD-WRT firmware from the DD-WRT website onto compatible routers. Before you attempt to configure your router please setup a PPTP connection on your computer to ensure the account is working.

If you do choose to configure your connection through DD-WRT, please note, that it is still largely unsupported, if you have any problems we will no be able to help you troubleshoot. You should be prepared to lose internet connectivity and be ready and know how to return the router to it's defaults.

IMPORTANT: A 200MHz processor (most routers' processors) won't reach an optimal speed for some media related services when using PPTP. We strongly recommend all connections to the VPNUK servers over DD-WRT use the OpenVPN setup, its fast, stable and very secure.

VPNUK Connection Setup Tutorial

DD-WRT Router PPTP

1. Version Check

Login to your home router with DD-WRT version v24sp2 or higher on it.

2. Services

Click on the 'Services' tab

3. Go to VPN

Click on the 'VPN' tab in the 'Services' sub menu.

4. Enable PPTP

In the 'PPTP Client Options click onto 'Enable'

5. IP Address

Enter the IP address of your VPNUK server in 'Server IP or DNS Name'.

6. Remote Subnet

Enter 192.168.100.0 into the 'Remote Subnet' fields. If that doesn't connect once setup is complete please try 10.0.0.0

7. Remote Subnet Mask

Enter 255.255.255.0 into the 'Remote Subnet Mask' fileds.

8. MPPE Settings

Enter 'mppe required,no40,no56,stateless' into the 'MPPE Encryption' field.

9. MTU Settings

Enter '1450' into both the 'MTU' and 'MRU' fields

10. NAT Settings

Set NAT to 'Enable'.

11. Login Details

Enter your username and password in the username and password fields.

12. Apply Settings

Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on 'Apply'.

13. SPI Firewall

We now need to disable the SPI firewall on the device. For this, click on 'Security'.

14. Firewall

Click on the 'Firewall' button.

15. Disable Firewall

Select the 'Disable' checkbox.

16. Save Firewall Settings

Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on 'Save'.

17. VPN Routing

Now we have to create a simple script that re-routes your internet connection through your VPN. For this, click on 'Administration'.

18. Commands

Click onto the 'Commands' button.

19. Paste the Commands

Paste the startup commands into the 'Firewall' Box. You can download a plain text file containing the commands here: https://vpnuk.info/dd-wrt-commands.txt

20. Save settings

Click onto the 'Save Firewall' button.

21. Finalise Installation

Now you have to restart the router. For this, click on 'Management' from the 'Administration' sub menu.

22. Reboot Your Router

Scroll down to the very end of the page and select 'Reboot Router'.

VPNUK Connection Setup Tutorial

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