How to set up OpenVPN on TP-Link Wireless router

In this article, we will go through the steps of setting up OpenVPN via the TP-Link Wireless router.

You will need a Surfshark subscription, which you can purchase via our pricing page, and a TP-Link Wireless router.

Credentials and server selection

Before setting up OpenVPN, you will need to obtain the credentials for the manual setup and select a server to connect to.
 

NOTE: These are not your regular credentials, such as your email and password.
 

To get your credentials, follow the steps below:

1. Head to the Surfshark login page and log in.
2. Click on VPN: 
   
   
    
3. Select manual setup:
   
   
    
4. Select set up manually.
   
   
    
5. Choose the OpenVPN protocol:
   
   
    
6. Save the credentials that are shown:
   
   

Choose a Surfshark VPN server

To download a Surfshark OpenVPN server, follow the steps below:

1. Head to locations under the OpenVPN tab:
   
   
    
2. Click on the download icon to the right of the server you would like to download:
   
   
    
3. Select either TCP or UDP:
   
   

Configuring the TP-Link Wireless router

To set up Surfshark OpenVPN on your TP-Link Wireless router, follow the steps below:

1. Log in to your router interface. 
2. Open the advanced section:
   
   
   
   
3. Click VPN Client:
   
   
   
   
4. Enable the VPN Client option:
   
   
   
   
5. In the server list section, click + add:
   
   
   
   
6. Select set up manually:
   
   
   
   
7. Choose OpenVPN:
   
   
   
   
8. Fill in the description and credentials that you got at step 6 of the credentials and server selection section:
   
   
   
   
9. Import the .ovpn file that you downloaded in step 3 of the choose a Surfshark VPN server section:
   
   
   
   
10. Click save: