Lan to Wan port forward
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Hi all,
Im trying to setup Port forward so that i can access my ip cameras outside my Lan! Unfortunately they are unreachable when my wifi router is connected via Wan port to my Vdsl modem (Lan port) but work ok when it is connected via Lan port!
Is there a guide that can help me out? Ty M
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@Manolisk Update! I connected the Router (wan port) with my modem (Lan Port) having a static wan ip on my router! I port forwarded 1194 to the wan ip and activated the open vpn server! All traffic the router is forwarded through my vpn server! Safest way!!
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@terziyski Thank you for your help, ill check the video! If i set it up as an AP the VPN Server feature does not appear!
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That's correct - here's the difference between wireless router mode and AP mode.
If you need the VPN Server feature you should use the device in wireless router mode.
Try the port-forwarding approach to configure your device.
If that fails you can try the same guide for AP mode but Case 2 and test if this setup works for you.
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@terziyski When i try the first approach, I noticed that the WAN port gives a LAN internet ip (192.168.1.177)to my tplink router:
Is that supposed to happen;
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Yes, that's normal - it's the double NAT that I was talking about.
Now to use your VPN server you should configure DMZ (port-forward all ports) on your VDSL modem to 192.168.1.177.
If you have any other services behind AX73, you should configure port-forwarding on AX73 to the LAN IP address of this device (192.168.42.0/24).
On the other hand the optimal configuration in this scenario (double NAT) is to configure VDSL modem in bridge mode (if it's possible) and AX73 in router mode, thus avoiding double NAT - cheek this story.
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@terziyski Ok one more question! Is it possible to use it as router without using the wan port? Connect it Lan to Lan with the modem and proceed from that? Ive tried that however the device says that it has no internet!
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@terziyski yeah but in AP mode VPN server option does not appear!
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When configuring according Case 2 pay attention that you actually don't switch to AP mode, but using the device in wireless router mode where this feature is available.
In this case the connection is VDSL modem LAN port => AX73 LAN port. Sometimes this has been called a manual AP mode.
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@terziyski Yeah but that way although everything works ok the router things there is no internet connection:
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