How to setup StrongVPN on the pcWRT router (OpenVPN)

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• on December 26, 2020
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Download StrongVPN OpenVPN configuration files

1. Log in your StrongVPN account
2. Click on “VPN Accounts”, then “VPN Accounts Summary”
3. Click on the “Account Setup Instructions” button.
4. Scroll down to the “Manual setup” section, click on the “Get Configuration” button.
5. Select country, city, protocol & port. You may choose to check Scramble or leave it unchecked. Click Get OpenVPN Configuration to download the OpenVPN configuration file.

Add a StrongVPN OpenVPN connection

1. Log on the pcWRT console, open the OpenVPN page under Apps.
2. Under the Client tab, check the network you want to enable StrongVPN for, then click the Add button to add a new VPN connection.
3. In the “Add VPN Configuration” dialog:
   • Enter a name for the connection
   • Select the OpenVPN configuration file you downloaded above
   • Enter your StrongVPN VPN username and password (not the StrongVPN account username/password)
   • Click “Submit”
4. Click the Save button to save changes.

Start a StrongVPN OpenVPN connection

1. Click on the blue “Play” button to start the StrongVPN OpenVPN connection.
2. If the connection is successful, a green dot will appear on the left of the connection configuration line. In case of a connection failure, click on the “log” icon to view OpenVPN logs.