Note that I didnt end up using that config as I wanted the router to handle the DNS anyway. More info on that in this thread: (2) AsusWRT / Merlin 380.66_4 OpenVPN DNS server setting | SmallNetBuilder Forums () I also did come across a DNS line that can be added to the copy/paste config for the VPN in the router:

GitHub as it helps get some of the info straight.I highly recommend having a read of this page Policy based routing I do have a couple of gaming devices set to 'WAN' to allow them to bypass the VPN to reduce ping when gaming.

I also added a WAN entry for the router's IP at 192.168.1.1, and VPN entry for the whole network at 192.168.1.0/24 I am pretty sure though that if a device is using a VPN client (including the Nord one) that they will bypass the router DNS handling though I havent done any testing to confirm that is the case.įor setup, I just uploaded the config file, left pretty much everything else default, copied and pasted in the text as shown in the Nord Merlin setup page. You can do that by typing 192.168.1.1 (in case this IP address does not work, you can type 192.168.50.1 ) in the address bar of your browser. Note that in DNS filtering I have the default set to 'Router' (I had accidentally set this to OpenDNS Home and had no end of issues connecting devices!).įinally I have a TCP/UDP drop on port 53 setup so that devices cannot bypass OpenDNS by picking their own dns. How to set up an OpenVPN connection with NordVPN on your Asus router: First, you need to log in to the control panel of your Asus VPN router. Additionally I do have some DNS filtering setup a couple of devices that are set up to go through Nord's Smart DNS (specifically the smart tvs). I set DNS to 'Disabled' and use OpenDNS in the WAN config.

I have Nord setup on our AC-86U, working fine.

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