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.
Related Articles:
Wi-Fi Routers that are Planned to support WireGuard VPN
- Copy Link
- Subscribe
- Bookmark
- Report Inappropriate Content
Sorry, I haven't been notified when the new official firmware would be available.
Please don't worry, I will update the thread once the new firmware is officially published. You may also pay close attention to the router web GUI or your Tether App to check for updates.
- Copy Link
- Report Inappropriate Content
Hello Kevin,
Thank you for your quick reply.
Indeed, I am waiting for the stable release to avoid to install a beta release of the firmware version.
Can you maybe ask to the development team an approximative date ?
Regards,
Nicool
- Copy Link
- Report Inappropriate Content
Sure. Will do. But I still cannot guarantee that they will provide the approximate date when the official version will be available.
- Copy Link
- Report Inappropriate Content
So, after being bummed about the terrible speeds I was directed to customer support and worked with them a bit to see if it could improve. Then, I recieved this response:
"Sorry to tell you that after testing I found that the speed may be a normal speed for AX55 and the current firmware.
If the data does not flow through the ISP, the speed can reach 120mbps. If it does, the max speed may drop to about 33mbps.
I have given feedback to our R&D team about this via mail."
Unfortunately, it's likely due to the processor. It's only a dual core and can't process quick enough to keep up with the demands of the WireGuard tunnel. It's a shame, really, because my regular network speeds were good not on the VPN. I'd say they could use a little more work directing VPN traffic and being able to separate regular network traffic (unprotected) and VPN traffic. Instead, I got a competitor's router for double the price and my VPN speeds are really close to my regular network speeds. It has a quad core processor and I can direct who is on the VPN and who isn't. So, I returned the AX55 and hopefully someone who doesn't need VPN can use it. Hopefully, the more powerful units such as the AX11000 have the strength for WireGuard.
- Copy Link
- Report Inappropriate Content
Hello @thechez @Galicia86
Thank you very much for the detailed feedback in regard to the WireGuard VPN Client speed issue you are experiencing.
I'm excited to inform you that our developers provided a new beta firmware for AX55, which is expected to improve the WireGuard VPN performance. I've just updated the download link in my original post.
Please you may install this new beta version on your AX55 to observe and confirm if it can give you a better connectivity speed when using the WireGuard VPN.
- Copy Link
- Report Inappropriate Content
This new Firmware is much better I am getting 42.5 Mbps down and 40Mbps up on WiredGuard on my 100Mbps line. This is almost a 80% increase over the previous firmware version.
Hope they can still improve on the speed in the next firmware.
- Copy Link
- Report Inappropriate Content
That's great.
I believe our engineers will keep improving the firmware and software to give you a better experience.
- Copy Link
- Report Inappropriate Content
Hello. In the latest beta version of the firmware, support for configuring Home Shield functions using the web interface has disappeared. Could you return this function, it is very convenient unlike the settings on the phone.
- Copy Link
- Report Inappropriate Content
offline download and usb modem are also missing
- Copy Link
- Report Inappropriate Content
I confirm, with the new version, I arrive at 120Mbits whereas before I was only at 30Mbits. Excellent work. I hope they will improve even more.
- Copy Link
- Report Inappropriate Content
Information
Helpful: 12
Views: 45308
Replies: 109
Voters 4
