Note: This guide assumes you aleady have a router flashed with the Merlin or Tomato firmware.
Note2: Not all router hardware and DD-WRT software combinationssupport VPN.
See DD-WRT Versions for more information about which version of
DD-WRT support VPN.
Select a Gateway Location that you would like to use and copy it's URL.
Generally, a city closer to you will have better speed performance.
Open a Windows Prompt or Linux/Mac OS X Terminal to issue a ping command to resolve the Gateway's IP address
ex: $ ping gw1.iad1.octanevpn.com
PING gw1.iad1.octanevpn.com (208.76.12.4)
Note the IP address
On the DD-WRT router configuration page, goto the 'Services' tab, and then click the 'VPN' sub-tab.
Scroll down to the 'OpenVPN Client' section, and click 'Enable'.
Start OpenVPN Client: Enable
Server IP/Name: enter the IP Address you noted above
Port: Either 443 or 8888 are available
Tunnel Device: TUN
Tunnel Protocol: UDP (TCP can be used if you're having connection issues or in conjuntion with port 443 to mimic HTTPS)
Encryption Cypher: AES-256 CBC
Hash Algorithm: SHA1
Username: enter your OctaneVPN password in the form 1010101@octanevpn
Password: your OctaneVPN password (not the plaintext password)
U/P Auth Only: No
Extra HMAC Auth: Disabled
Create NAT on Tunnel: Yes
Scroll down to the 'Advanced Settings' section, and click 'Enable'.
TLS Cipher: None
LZO Compression: Disabled
NAT: Enable
Firewall: Disable - we block all incoming ports by default