DD-WRT WireGuard® Setup Guide

This guide provides you with step-by-step instructions on how to set up and configure the WireGuard® protocol on your DD-WRT router.

Note: To work with this guide you need a DD-WRT build of 43045 or higher. To download the appropriate build follow this link.

First of all, you need to get a WireGuard® configuration file in your User Office. For this, please follow a few simple steps described in our comprehensive tutorial on how to manually create VPN configurations.

As you are going to configure the WireGuard® protocol on your DD-WRT router, select the WireGuard® option in the Protocol field.

1. Open your DD-WRT router interface and go to Setup > Tunnels > press Add tunnel.

3. Press Save.

• Local Private Key: copy the PrivateKey value from the Interface section
• Policy-Based Routing: print 192.168.1.2/24 (depending on your local network configuration) to allow the WireGuard® protocol use on any connected devices
• Enable the Firewall inbound and Kill Switch options

• Endpoint Address: paste the Endpoint value
• Persistent Keepalive: copy PersistentKeepalive
• Peer Public Key: enter PublicKey from the Peer section
• Enable the Use Pre-shared Key option 
• Pre-Shared Key: copy PresharedKey from the configuration file
• IP Address: paste Address from the Interface section

If you need to configure a VPN connection on other devices, check out our Manuals page to find the guidance you need. 

If you have any additional questions or comments, feel free to contact our customer support via [email protected].

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