allowing direct WAN access on Asus RT-AX86U

[RedDragon2518]

Hi all,

firstly please forgive any ignorance, new to the home VPN world
I have small network at home, and am trying to add a VP to my RT-AX86U to provide additional security to the network.
I've managed to follow all the relevant instructions to set this up, using the Asus merlin software and NordVPN
my issue is I have a few devices that I need to break out over the WAN and skip the VPN altogether and I am not sure how I do this, devices are my corporate laptop and games consoles

is there a simple and easy way to do this?

Thanks
Kevin

 

[L&LD]

Welcome to the forums @RedDragon2518.

There are no commercial VPNs that provide additional security. You need to control both ends of the VPN to have that (and, without connecting to any website outside of those networks you exclusively control).

RMerlin firmware provides that via the DNS Director feature. I'm not sure about stock Asus firmware (others will offer their help too).

Features | Asuswrt-Merlin

asuswrt-merlin.net

 

[Jeffrey Young]

If you are using Merlin's firmware, then VPN Director sounds like what you want to use.

 

[Jeffrey Young]

RT-AX85U

Do you mean RT-AX58U? If not, disregard my comment- I don't see a AX-85U in the list of supported routers for Merlin's software.

 

[RedDragon2518]

Do you mean RT-AX58U? If not, disregard my comment- I don't see a AX-85U in the list of supported routers for Merlin's software.

sorry Typo on my part I meant the 86U, I've updated the original post

 

[RedDragon2518]

Welcome to the forums @RedDragon2518.

There are no commercial VPNs that provide additional security. You need to control both ends of the VPN to have that (and, without connecting to any website outside of those networks you exclusively control).

RMerlin firmware provides that via the DNS Director feature. I'm not sure about stock Asus firmware (others will offer their help too).

Features | Asuswrt-Merlin

asuswrt-merlin.net

Thank you for the welcome,

so it's not DNS or Ddos security, sorry possibly miss advising on my part, I have the DNS and DOS activated within the portal
looking to do this to secure web traffic, especially as ISP's like to record pretty much everything..

 

[RedDragon2518]

If you are using Merlin's firmware, then VPN Director sounds like what you want to use.

I did try to play around with the Director, for my xbox but no change as it was still showing as a double NAT
is it as simple as changing Redirect Internet traffic through tunnel to VPN director (policy rules) then creating the rules for the device that will connect directly to the WAN?

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[Jeffrey Young]

I did try to play around with the Director, for my xbox but no change as it was still showing as a double NAT
is it as simple as changing Redirect Internet traffic through tunnel to VPN director (policy rules) then creating the rules for the device that will connect directly to the WAN?

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Hopefully someone else can help yo here. I have never used Director.

Maybe this will help

DNS Director

Third party firmware for Asus routers (newer codebase) - RMerl/asuswrt-merlin.ng

github.com