How to Configure VPN in Linksys Router?

VPN (Virtual Networking Machine) gives users a way to connect to their home networks remotely. The Linksys router comes with a user interface which is accessible through internet directing to the IP address of the router. VPN commonly used for huge business networks. Luckily, you can configure VPN in this router.

Here, in this blog, experts of Linksys technical support provided the complete and easy solution to configure VPN in your router.

Follow step-by-step guidelines to fulfill your task

• Firstly, open the browser in your system and type the IP address of your router in the search field and it will direct you for a username and password.

• Then select the ‘Security’ tab and click on ‘VPN’ and then select ‘IPSec VPN tunnel’ from the ‘Tunnel entry’ list box.

• Now in the list box enter the tunnel name of your choice.

• After entering the name, in the ‘Local secure group’ section, select ‘Subnet’ from the list box and then enter the internal IP address. Normally internal home networks are 192.168.0.1 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.

• Now in the ‘Remote secure group’ section, select ‘Subnet’ from the list box and enter the IP address of the gateway. Typically it uses 192.168.2.0 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.

• Then in the ‘Remote Secure Gateway’, select ‘IP Address’ and click ‘Auto (IKE)’ located below the ‘Key Management’ section.

• Now in the ‘Encryption’ and ‘SHA1’ section, click 3DES for authentication.

• You have to make sure that PFS is enabled in the section and type the pre-shared key password of your choice.

• In the end, tap on ‘Save settings’ to save the changes.

The whole process might be a bit complicated for you, then it's better to have the professional’s help. For this, just contact us at our toll-free Linksys modem support 1-800-954-282 and the professionals will guide you throughout the whole procedure stepwise.

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