@Syncmaster 

 

The PPTP VPN feature in the router is for clients to connect to the C7 remotely, but from there when you hit the internet it will be as if you are on the C7s local network. 

@Tony 

 

thanksTony, but I dont exactly know what you are saying,

 

what i'm trying to do is to setup the vpn on/in the router so all connected devices traffic goes via the vpn tunnel in the router, this was possible with my old now dead asus router,

 

have seen older tp-link software/tutorials for the archer c7(yes i have spent several hours trying to get this crap going) where this type of vpn setup is really easy, but for the archer c7 new tp-link sofware it seems they've forgot a few buttons in the UI(?)

 

software should be getting better not worse(?), or perhaps i'm not compatible

 

any ideas? 

@Syncmaster 

 

The VPN server on the router is to allow remote devices to connect to the router securely.

 

You want the router to provide a VPN connection to connected devices to the internet, the C7s VPN does not work that way.

 

The Archer C7 has a VPN passthrough only so you can load your client devices with their own VPN client which they could then connect to which ever VPN service  you are subscribed to.

@Tony

 

 

ok, thanks Tony! but in the past this router has been able to set the vpn directly in the router itself, yes(?)

since this router is my new special project i have searched quite a bit trying to find a solution, here is one of them:

 

https://www.wirelesshack.org/how-to-setup-a-tp-link-archer-c7-router-as-a-vpn-for-all-home-devices.html

 

in that tutorial the vpn is set in router, and all "downstream" devices uses the vpn, exactly what i want, but as i have newer version of the same router(and its software) for god knows what reason this option has been disabled?? how about that?

 

is it possible to downgrade the software to version v2(or whichever version that has the option of setting the vpn in the router itself) for v5 ?

 

Cheers!

k.

@Syncmaster 

 

The router does have the L2TP and PPTP option in the internet settings to potentially connect to a VPN service, but provider have stopped supporting them.

 

Here is one about Nord VPN: https://support.nordvpn.com/General-info/1221989272/Why-we-have-discontinued-L2TP-and-PPTP-protocols.htm

 

The alternative is to run the VPN on the local client.

@Tony 

 

thanks Tony,

 

so it is possible to do with my router then? As for discontinued Pptp vpn, in my case its not so since i have the service provided by my ISP, and its still working if I can find a way to make it so with this router, Pptp it not the best or fastest solution for vpn but work well for my needs(well, att least it did upuntil my old router caved in)

 

So if you have a solution please let me know, 

 

Cheers!

k.

 

Tony you say that this router has the option to connect via PPTP, i have set connection type to PPTP with my user/passw, still does not work, does this mean that the PPTP with VPN connection does not work then? I do have connection to internet via PPTP, but the VPN part does not work, I really would like to know whats wrong with this, thanks in advance! k.

@Syncmaster 

 

What is the service you are connecting to?

 

If a ISP what is your ISP?

 

What region are you located at?

@Tony 

 

 

ISP: bahnhof.se

 

service: lexvpn.integrity.st

 

location: Sweden

 

Cheers!

 

k.

 

 

@Syncmaster 

 

I looked it up, it seems the VPN supports either PPTP, OpenVPN and Wireguard.

 

I would recommend getting a hold of our Sweedish suppot team, they likely have information regarding PPTP and if it can work with the C7:

 

https://www.tp-link.com/se/support/contact-technical-support/#Hotline-Support