Preparing for ExpressVPN AsusWRT Setup
Obtain your ExpressVPN OpenVPN Information
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1. Log in to your account on the ExpressVPN website.
2. Successfully log in with your account information. Select More.
3. Select Manual Configuration and copy the Username and Password that are displayed on the right hand side of the screen.
4. Click the Server Location that you want to connect to. This will download a .ovpn file to your computer that we will use later on. There is no need to open the file. For this example I have selected New York but feel free to select any server listed there.
AsusWRT Router Setup for ExpressVPN
Login to AsusWRT firmware settings in a browser on any computer or smart device connected to the AsusWRT FlashRouter’s network.
1. Navigate to the VPN tab.
2. Navigate to the VPN Fusion tab.
3. Click Add profile.
4. In the Connection Name field enter in the name you’d like to use for this OpenVPN Client profile. We typically advise entering in the location or server number here. Our example server was in New York so I have entered in ExpressVPN New York.
5. In the VPN Type dropdown select OpenVPN.
6. Click Import .ovpn file and select the .ovpn file you downloaded earlier. Then click Upload.
7. Enter your ExpressVPN username and password that you obtained earlier in the Username and Password. Note that these are different from your ExpressVPN email login and password.
8. Click Apply and Enable at the bottom of the page.
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 click into the profile and disable Apply to all devices. Then click Devices and select the devices that you want to connect to VPN.
9. At the top of the page set the Service State toggle to ON to activate the VPN connection.
Verify a successful ExpressVPN connection
- You should now see a CONNECTED message.
- Visit ExpressVPN’s IP Check to verify your new IP address and virtual location.
In some cases you may notice that the location is not showing the same location as the server you have input in your router settings; this is because geo tracking tools are often tricked by VPN connections. As long as you see an IP address that is not the same as your normal Internet IP address then you are indeed connected to ExpressVPN.
How to change the ExpressVPN server
- Follow the steps at the top of the page to obtain a new .ovpn file.
- Then proceed with the settings same as initial setup.