New Release WireGuard VPN Firmware for Archer AX55
Hello Everyone,
We are thrilled to announce that we now have officially published the WireGuard VPN firmware for Archer AX55 V1, which we believe you’re going to love it. Please check for the updates on your router web GUI or Tether App for the new firmware, or you can download the latest firmware from the website as follows:
WireGuard VPN Firmware for Archer AX55 V1.0 (official firmware updated on 6/9/2023)
How to Configure WireGuard VPN Client on Archer AX55
Please follow the steps below to set up and configure the WireGuard VPN Client on the Archer AX55:
Step 1 Please download the configuration file from your VPN provider.
Step 2 We currently support some basic parameters of the WireGuard configuration file as Pic 1. If the configuration file you are using includes IPv6 address, MTU or many more (example as Pic 2), please edit the file and delete those parameters, then save the file.
Step 3 Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with your TP-Link ID or the password you set for the router. Go to Advanced > VPN Client.
Step 4 Enable VPN Client, then save the settings.
Step 5 Click Add button in the up-right of the Server List, specify a description for the VPN and choose WireGuard as the VPN type, click BROWSE to import the configuration file provided by your VPN provider, then click SAVE.
Step 5 Check and enable the WireGuard in the Server List, add and enable the VPN Access for the devices that will use the VPN function.
Note: It's NOT suggested to use the same configuration file on multiple VPN Clients simultaneously. You could import the configuration file into your mobile phones as well as the router, but you are not allowed to connect to the VPN server simultaneously based on WireGuard protocols.
How to Set up Archer AX55 as a WireGuard VPN Server
Step 1 On the Web GUI of Archer AX55, go to Advanced > VPN Server, check and enable WireGuard.
Step 2 Click Add button in the upper-right of the Account List to add the profile, then save it.
Note: Each profile can be only used for one device at the same time. If you want to connect 2 devices to the WireGuard VPN server, please create 2 profiles for them accordingly.
Step 3 Export the configuration file on the devices that you want to connect to the WireGuard VPN Server.
a. For smartphones, you can scan the QR Code directly on your WireGuard App.
b. For computers, you can click Export button to export the configuration file, and import it into your WireGuard client.
Other New Features/Enhancements:
1. Added IoT Network.
This allows you to create a dedicated wireless network for the IoT smart devices. You can find it under Advanced > Wireless > IoT Network.
2. Support configuring HomeShield features on Web GUI.
3. Support configuring local DNS servers on WAN/Internet page.
Some users would like to build their own DNS servers within the local network, which was only achievable on the router's DHCP Server settings. Now you can configure it on the WAN/Internet page.
4. Added Access Control feature in AP mode (Security > Access Control).
5. Support retrieving the PPPoE dial-up settings from the old router.
There are cases that you are replacing your old Wi-Fi router with this Archer AX55, and it could be troublesome to set up the internet if you no longer remember your PPPoE username and password. Now this won't be an issue. You can retrieve the PPPoE settings easily from the old router by following the two steps as shown below:
More features and enhancements are waiting for you to explore:
- Added Flow Control ON/OFF switch (Advanced > Network > LAN > Flow Controller).
- Optimized the Web GUI in AP mode.
- Optimized IPv6 feature.
- Optimized UI for USB sharing.
- Optimized Port Forwarding function.
- Optimized VPN Client function.
- Optimized UI for configuring IPTV/VLAN.
Welcome to upgrade and install this beta firmware on your Archer AX55, and feel free to reporting back to us with bugs, faults, errors, and your thoughts on how to improve.
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Hello, I am using the router and am unable to use my VPN provider (Surfshark) with the WireGuard protocol. Indeed, I no longer have access to the internet by activating it. With the OpenVPN protocol, my speed drops dramatically. I go from 950Mbts to 10Mbts by activating the VPN. Can you help me ?
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@Kevin_Z Same here but with connecting either to OpenVPN or Wireguard. I use TorGuard and turning on the VPN client killed my 800mbit connection to about 10mbit. I tried testing with different servers and DNS servers but the speeds it's allowing through were just too low. I had an Asus router in the past that did better.
I just don't use it because it's too throttled. Is there a way to add more settings to tweak it? Or is this a hardware limitation? Thanks.
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Mine is doing the same, my 200mbps line goes down to 7mbps on OPEN VPN it is crazy! WireGurad just don't work with TP link when using SurfShark.
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I think the problem comes from the fact that it is impossible to have 2 DNS addresses on the Wireguard protocol. With OpenVPN, there are 2 DNS and it works. Maybe he needs to change the protocol parameter?
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JIFourie wrote
Hello @Kevin_Z,
I am want to setup a WireGuard VPN client not server.
SurfShark has 2 DNS's when using WireGuard that needs to be entered for it to work.
Currently TP Link Ax55 is limiting me to enter only one DNS when setting up the VPN client.
This is my problem.
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@JIFourie Yes, I understand what you were trying to describe. It only allows configuring 1 DNS server under VPN Client settings on the router, and that's why I asked to modify the DNS server under the DHCP server to 8.8.8.8 to observe if that helps with the VPN Client connection.
If that doesn't help, I would like to escalate the case to our support engineers to investigate further and help with a solution.
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Galicia86 wrote
Hello, I am using the router and am unable to use my VPN provider (Surfshark) with the WireGuard protocol. Indeed, I no longer have access to the internet by activating it. With the OpenVPN protocol, my speed drops dramatically. I go from 950Mbts to 10Mbts by activating the VPN. Can you help me ?
@Galicia86 Thanks so much for following up on this topic.
To address the issue and try to fix it, we would like to have a specialist look into this further via email. Please check your mailbox later, and let us know if the issue is resolved. Thank you!
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thechez wrote
@Kevin_Z Same here but with connecting either to OpenVPN or Wireguard. I use TorGuard and turning on the VPN client killed my 800mbit connection to about 10mbit. I tried testing with different servers and DNS servers but the speeds it's allowing through were just too low. I had an Asus router in the past that did better.
I just don't use it because it's too throttled. Is there a way to add more settings to tweak it? Or is this a hardware limitation? Thanks.
@thechez Are you saying the speed is only 10mbit even when connecting to the TorGuard VPN server via WireGuard VPN Client on the AX55? That's not normal.
Can I know the network layout and how is the AX55 connected to the network? Is there another router in front of the AX55 in the network?
What is the speed if you connect to the TorGuard VPN server on the computer or phone directly when running a WireGuard VPN Client software?
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Hello @Kevin_Z,
I have tried your method as well for changing the DHCP Server DNS, but it did not work.
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