WireGuard Server (Archer AX72 Pro) Not Connecting to Client
NOOB here, so trying to figure out what I am doing wrong setting up a WireGuard tunnel.
I have an Archer AX72 Pro and have set it up as a WireGuard Server using all of the standard settings outlined in this article (https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/3772/). I then setup a BE3600 Travel Router as the WireGuard client using the same standard settings. When I plug the travel router into my home modem (Xfinitiy ISP), I can connect to the Archer via the WireGuard and everything appears to work. However, when I take the travel router and connect to a different router or wifi (different internet) the WireGuard will not connect. Below are a few screenshots of the setting. Can someone help me figure out why this is not connecting? I am at a loss.
@Kevin_Z Thank you for your questions. Below are the answers to them, but please let me know if you have any more questions. I appoligize for my confusion as I am a noob when it comes to setting up networks like this.
You are correct that the WireGuard is not connecting when they are on different networks. However, it does connect when on the same network. The travel router is set to the same working mode, as a router, in both cases.
I am not seeing a WAN address, but the LAN address is IPv4 LAN IP:192.168.1.1. Can you please tell me where to locate the LAN address in the router interface? Also, I am not sure if I have a public WAN address. How can I determine if it is public or not? I am attaching the WireGuard details.
Note that the endpoint is the internet address of my home internet. Also. I should note I am connected to a wifi currently with the travel router.
@DAshford That is not a problem. Believe me, you've already done it very well.
I assume it's not. Generally, when the WR3602BE is working in Router Mode, it cannot connect to the host router wirelessly. It must be connected through the WAN port. When it's connected to the host router via Wi-Fi, I believe it is either in Hotspot Mode (WISP Mode), Range Extender Mode, or Client Mode.
Could you please log in to its web interface to verify the working mode when it is on different networks from the Archer AX72 Pro? If it is not on one of the modes I mentioned above, please try changing to Hotspot Mode (WISP Mode), then check again whether it connects to the WireGuard Server successfully.
When you go to Advanced > Network > Status page, can you find Ethernet? If yes, please show me a picture.
If you cannot find Ethernet either, please try logging into the web page of the Archer AX72 Pro, go to the Advanced > Network > DHCP Server page, and scroll down to find the DHCP Client List. Show me the IP address for the WR3602BE.
You can use this site to verify whether the IP address on that page is a public one or a private one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address. The IP addresses outside these are public IPs.
BTW, is the VPN showing connecting on the WR3602BE's web page?