How to set up Proton VPN WireGuard on the pcWRT router

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• on August 28, 2023
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Download Provon VPN WireGuard configuration files

1. Log in to your Proton VPN account.
2. Click the Downloads link.
3. Scroll down to the WireGuard configuration section.
4. Click on the Create button under the section Select a server to connect to.
5. Click on the Download button and save the file to your computer.

Create a Proton VPN WireGuard connection

1. Log in the pcWRT admin console, click on the WireGuard VPN icon under Apps.
2. Under the Client tab, check the network you want to enable Provon VPN for, then click the Add button under the Connections section.
3. In the popup dialog, click on Upload WireGuard Config.
4. Select the WireGuard configuration file you downloaded from Proton VPN above, click OK.
5. Enter a name for the Proton VPN connection, then click OK to dismiss the dialog.
6. Click Save to save the Proton VPN WireGuard connection configuration.

Start a Proton VPN WireGuard connection

1. Click on the blue “Play” button to start the Proton VPN WireGuard 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 WireGuard logs. Click on the Edit button to double check the server hostname, client and server keys, client IP address etc.

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