How to setup DDWRT with PPTP VPN Service using TorGuard
This tutorial will walk you through step by step of setting up TorGuard Anonymous VPN Service with a PPTP enabled DDWRT router. For this tutorial we will assume that your router has already been flashed with DD-WRT firmware and that your router’s IP address is set to 192.168.1.1. You also must be sure your router first has internet access and that your local network and ISP configuration allows PPTP or L2TP/IPsec.
Connect to the DDWRT router via ethernet cable or by logging in to the wireless network “dd-wrt”. Open a new web browser and access the following address: http://192.168.1.1 (Please first set your network connection to “obtain the IP address automatically” if you connect via ethernet.
Next, go to Setup then select Basic Setup.
Under Connection Type select PPTP.
Under Use DHCP select Yes.
Under the Gateway (PPTP Server) enter the IP address of the TorGuard PPTP server you want to connect. These IP’s can be found in your activation email along with your VPN username and password. Under “User Name” enter your TorGuard VPN username (your email address).
Under Password, enter your TorGuard VPN password.
Click to Enable PPTP Encryption.
Click to Disable STP
Click MTU change to Manual and set to 1460 as value.
Enter an IP address for the DD-WRT access point. Note, if this is the second router then you must set a different Local IP address then your main router.(Default is 192.168.1.1, however if your connected to another router you should set this to 192.168.1.2
Enable DHCP Server and uncheck all three checkboxes for ‘Use DNSMasq for DNCP’, ‘Use DNSMasq for DNS’ and ‘DHCP-Authoritative’.
Click Apply Settings
Click on Security then Firewall and set to Disabled SPI Firewall.
Next, Click on Security then click on VPN Passthrough and enable PPTP Passthrough.
Click Apply Settings.
To make the settings take effect, click on Administration Tab scroll down and click on Reboot Router.
After the router reboots it should now connect to the VPN automatically, now you can check the connection status by going to Status -> WAN tab. If Login Status say Connected then it’s OK, if not click to connect wait for abut 30 seconds and check if your IP has been changed on www.whatismyip.com
