Once you got your second router which supports L2TP or PPTP on the WAN interface, you can start settings up this little device. I used a TL-WR710N by TP-Link. Small and handy. Other produkts might work too, I especially recall the TP-Link and D-Link routers to support this. But before you buy check whether they do support it or not.
So what else do you need besides this second router? Well, an ethernet cable to connect it to the original Base-Router and of course an active VPN-subscription of your choice. You will need an provider which overs pptp or L2tp access. But most do. Just check their packages avaibilbe or chat with the support.
Just a small reminder here again:
What are we trying to achieve?
- Connect a router to a VPN server
- Provide the VPN connection to multiple devices
- All without flashing special firmware to a router, NO guarantee voided!
- Using a 2nd cheap router as VPN router, NO interference with existing setup
I am using the TL-WR710N as example here. Should be similar for other devices though!
prerequisite: Working home wifi/network with base-router. Connect the VPN-router WAN-port to a regular LAN-port on your base router. Power up the VPN router. Connect to the new VPN-router Wifi and do the "Quicksetup", or use a wired connection from the VPN-router LAN-port to your Laptop/PC.
Now you got a second, secluded wifi/network running on the VPN-router. To turn this network into a VPN routed one, go to "Network", "WAN" and change the connection Type to L2TP or PPTP and input your server credentials. Change the MTU value down to 1400. This fixes some issues while surfing. Choose "Connect Automatically", Hit SAVE and you are done. Every device (iPhone, AppleTV, Laptop, PC) connected to this VPN-router (wireless or wired) will be routed thru the VPN-server and avoid any GEO-blocking.
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