Preparing for CyberGhost Setup
Obtain your CyberGhost OpenVPN information
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1. Log in to your account on the CyberGhost website.
2. Select VPN.
3. Click Configure New Device.
4. Set Protocol to OpenVPN. Select the Country you would like to connect to. Select the Server Group. Name the device in the Device Name field. Click Save Configuration.
5. Press View configuration.
6. Copy the Username, and Password that appear to a notepad, since you will need this information later in the setup process. Click Download Configuration.
Open the folder that was downloaded. Then open the ca.crt the client.crt, and client.key files with NotePad++ for Windows or TextEdit for Apple. All CyberGhost servers have different keys and certificates.
Merlin Router Setup for CyberGhost
Login to Asus Merlin firmware settings in a browser on any computer or smart device connected to the Merlin FlashRouter’s network.
1. Navigate to the VPN tab.
2. Navigate to the VPN Client tab.
3. Click Choose file and select the .ovpn file from the folder you downloaded earlier. Then click Upload.
4. Set Automatic Start at boot time to Yes if you want the VPN connection to begin automatically when the router is powered off and back on.
5. In the Description field enter in the name you’d like to use for this OpenVPN Client profile. We typically advise entering in the location here. Our example server was in USA so I have entered in CyberGhost USA.
6. Set Accept DNS Configuration to Strict. Set Redirect Internet traffic through tunnel to Yes (all). Set Kill Switch to Yes or No depending on if you want the Internet to be killed if the VPN connection drops.
If you only want certain devices to connect to the OpenVPN Client profile you are setting up instead of all the devices connected to the FlashRouter’s network please set the Redirect Internet traffic through tunnel to VPN Director. Then complete the instructions on this page and then view our VPN Director guide.
7. Enter your CyberGhost OpenVPN username and password that you obtained earlier. Do not enter your account login.
8. Click the Edit button in the Keys and Certificates area.
9. In the Certificate Authority field paste in the entire content of the ca.crt file.
—– BEGIN xxx —– / —– END xxx —– block (including those two lines).
10. In the Client Certificate field paste in the entire content of the client.crt file.
—– BEGIN xxx —– / —– END xxx —– block (including those two lines).
11. In the Client Key field paste in the entire content of the client.key file.
—– BEGIN xxx —– / —– END xxx —– block (including those two lines).
12. Click Save at the bottom of that window.
13. Click Apply at the bottom of the page.
14. At the top of the page set the Service State toggle to ON to activate the VPN connection.
Verify a successful CyberGhost connection
- You should now see a CONNECTED message.
- Visit What is my IP Address from a private/incognito browser to verify your new IP address and virtual location.