Important Update: DD-WRT Privacy App Discontinued
The FlashRouter Privacy App has been discontinued and is no longer compatible with new versions of DD-WRT firmware. If you are using DD-WRT, you can still set up OpenVPN or WireGuard manually with the latest DD-WRT builds. Our team is available to assist anyone with an active service plan during this transition.
For the easiest and most secure VPN setup experience, we highly recommend our Privacy Hero 2 solution. It’s designed to make home network security simple and comes with exclusive features, including pre-configured VPN and streaming capabilities.
If you need assistance or want to explore Privacy Hero 2, don’t hesitate to reach out!
Policy routing by device allows for you to select specific devices that you want to bypass VPN or connect to VPN.
Global Kill Switch must be Disabled on the Connect page in order to use the Kill Switch by device feature.
Access the FR Privacy App and then pop out the FlashRouters Privacy App logo in the navigation area and make sure you are on the Options page.
Identify the device that you plan on adding a policy routing rule for via the device name or the HW (MAC) address and then select the Action option that you would like to use.
- Default means the device will go through VPN if active and through ISP if VPN is inactive.
- Kill-switch disables the internet connection on the specific device if the VPN connection drops.
- VPN-bypass send the device traffic directly through your ISP and bypasses the VPN connection.
Click Apply at the bottom of the page.
If the action settings for a device are reverting back to default then we recommend setting a static IP address for that device in DD-WRT and then following this guide once again.