This guide was produced using OpenWrt v.18.06.2
  1. Open the terminal on your computer and log in to your router via the SSH:
    # ssh root@
    The router’s username and IP address above are default. Substitute accordingly if yours are different.
  2. Install OpenVPN package:
    # opkg update
    # opkg install openvpn-openssl
    ..and LuCI-component of OpenVPN (optional, if you prefer to manage OpenVPN profile from your router's Web UI later on):
    # opkg install install luci-app-openvpn
  3. Enable OpenVPN to start on boot:
    # /etc/init.d/openvpn enable
  4. Download and unzip .IVPN config files to your computer. Open the .ovpn config file with the VPN server location you wish to connect to using any text editors and adjust auth-user-pass line to auth-user-pass pass. Save the changes.
  5. Change the extension of the .ovpn config file to .conf and transfer it over to your router’s "/etc/openvpn/" folder using "scp" command in the separate terminal instance (or WinSCP program for Windows):
    # scp ~/Downloads/Germany.ovpn root@
    Adjust the path with your .ovpn file location and router’s username/ip address accordingly
  6. Back in the router’s CLI, create the file with your IVPN credentials:
    # cat > /etc/openvpn/pass << EOF
    # yourIVPNusername
    # yourIVPNpassword
    # EOF
    Set correct permissions:
    # chmod 0400 /etc/openvpn/pass
  7. Specify the filename in "/etc/config/openvpn":
    # uci set openvpn.ivpn=openvpn
    # uci set openvpn.ivpn.enabled='1'
    # uci set openvpn.ivpn.config='/etc/openvpn/Germany.ovpn'
    # uci commit openvpn
  8. Create network interface:
    # uci set network.ivpntun=interface
    # uci set network.ivpntun.proto='none'
    # uci set network.ivpntun.ifname='tun0'
    # uci commit network
  9. Create Firewall zone and add forwarding rule from LAN to VPN:
    # uci add firewall zone
    # uci set firewall.@zone[-1].name='vpnfirewall'
    # uci set firewall.@zone[-1].input='REJECT'
    # uci set firewall.@zone[-1].output='ACCEPT'
    # uci set firewall.@zone[-1].forward='REJECT'
    # uci set firewall.@zone[-1].masq='1'
    # uci set firewall.@zone[-1].mtu_fix='1'
    # uci add_list firewall.@zone[-1].network='ivpntun'
    # uci add firewall forwarding
    # uci set firewall.@forwarding[-1].src='lan'
    # uci set firewall.@forwarding[-1].dest='vpnfirewall'
    # uci commit firewall 
  10. Configure IVPN DNS on your router’s WAN interface:
    # uci set network.wan.peerdns='0'
    # uci del network.wan.dns
    # uci add_list network.wan.dns=''
    # uci add_list network.wan.dns=''
    # uci commit
  11. Enable a Kill-switch by adding the following script into the “/etc/firewall.user” file (under the commented lines) using any text editors (vi, ee, nano, etc..):
    # This file is interpreted as shell script.
    # Put your custom iptables rules here, they will
    # be executed with each firewall (re-)start.
    # special user chains, e.g. input_wan_rule or postrouting_lan_rule.
            iptables -I forwarding_rule -j REJECT
  12. Connect to the VPN:
    # service openvpn start
    Check the online status tool on our website to confirm you are connected to IVPN or visit

    You can now also manage the OpenVPN service in your router’s WebUI:

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