OpenWrt
Sinip enables you to remotely manage OpenWrt devices that don't have a public IP address.
Pre-requisites
To remotely manage your OpenWrt devices you'll need:
One or more OpenWrt devices to be used as
Remote DevicesA PC or Smartphone to be used as
Admin DeviceA key (file with .ovpn extension) downloaded from you Sinip account
Remember: key files allow you to connect devices to your Sinip network, don't give them to anyone!
The OpenWrt firmware supports various network devices like:
TP-Link
D-Link
Linksys
MikroTik
Ubiquiti
Netgear
TRENDnet
Asus
Xiomi
And many other brands, here is an exhaustive list: https://openwrt.org/toh/start
To install OpenWrt on your devices follow the official documentation: https://openwrt.org/docs/start
Connect an OpenWrt device to your Sinip network
Connect to its web interface using a web browser (the default local IP address is 192.168.1.1). Login as the root user.
Go to System -> Software and click Update lists.
Use the "Filter" field to find and install these packages:
luci-app-openvpn
openvpn-easy-rsa
openvpn-openssl
Logout and Login back again to refresh the interface.
Download an unused key from your Sinip account. Make sure that you're not currently using the same key in another device. Then, on the OpenWrt device's web interface, go to VPN -> OpenVPN and upload the key file on the OVPN configuration file upload section using the name "Sinip".
Each device must use a key that is not currently used by any other device in your Sinip network.
Check the Enabled box for the "Sinip" connection, click start, and then click Save & Apply.
If everything went well, the Started field of the "Sinip" connection will have a yes value.
If the "Started" field is "yes", your device is successfully connected to your Sinip network and ready to use!
Remotely manage an OpenWrt device
Once your OpenWrt device is connected to you Sinip network, you can manage it from an admin PC or Smartphone using a web browser, just connect to its Sinip IP address.
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