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So then why is that setting even there if it "auto" adjusts itself anyway?

The only time you do NOT have to have port 1194 opened/forwarded is if the OpenVPN server resides on your internet facing router. If you are using the (2nd router) VPN server behind your primary modem/router/gateway, then you will definitely have to have port 1194 forwarded on the primary router...

Well then, perhaps you can tell me what the "FPS" I have indicated by the red arrows refers to in this image? I always thought FPS stood for "frames per second"....

YES..... Exactly that ^^ Getting the cameras set to 15 fps was paramount to making the whole thing run smoothly. Even with my new system, running cams at 30fps does nothing to improve image quality, but does deliver a significant hit to the system resources.

That is all correct, but the problem is (as I understand it) that if your home network is on 192.168.1.x and you go to a place with public wifi and they are also using 192.168.1.x and you try to connect your VPN on your laptop (not your phone which never uses 192.168.1.x), you will then be on...

Thanks StevenP, Sorry for the confusion. I am in the midst of trying to make my entire home network more secure/robust/accessible through OpenVPN. I would like to change the entire LAN to a non common IP config like 192.168.60.x to ensure or at least make it a lot less likely that I will be...

Any chance you can expand on this process? I would love to know more abut how to do this the right way.

Yeah that is standard OP for OpenVPN as far as I can tell. The 1194 (or whatever) port definitely needs to be open on the gateway to allow OpenVPN traffic through.

OpenVPN is integral to the Linksys AC1900ACS as well and I am using a version of DD-WRT on it. It is actually integral on the stock firmware of the router, but I like the security and extended features of DD-WRT so that is what I am running, however, the Linksys is NOT my primary router. It is...

That is exactly what I did...port 1194 on udp only. My router has a choice between udp, tcp or both. Mine is set to 1194 on udp only.

I solved the 8081 port forwarding issue. I am no longer forwarding that port. Can you please share your wisdom on how to get OpenVPN working without port forwarding? I have read the VPN primer for dummies that loony2ns linked below several times now, but am stuck on that issue. Whenever I...

That would be the same thing as just using the static LAN ip for the WAN ip section in BI no? I am probably being overly paranoid here, because for all intents and purposes, my whole WAN router is invisible to the internet according to shields up, but if I can exclusively use the VPN for all...

My internet facing router is stealth according to ShieldsUp which I have used for over a decade now. The only ports that are forwarded, is 8081 so that the BI webserver can access the web, and a port for VPN. I am using OpenVPN server on a DD-WRT (flashed) router. ALL cameras are blocked from...

So I have OpenVPN set up on a router and have that all squared away with no issues connecting from outside my LAN. I can navigate my main LAN while connected through OpenVPN. As a test, I removed the WAN address from the Android app on my phone, opened the VPN onnection on my phone and then...

What I will say is that this PC came without an OS, so I installed from an image on USB using regular processes. When the install completed, I did not have to activate windows. The activation key's last 3 characters were OEM when I checked, but I thought nothing of it. I just changed the...