How to set up X-VPN on D-Link router - L2TP?

Latest edited on 2023-06-20

In this tutorial, We will provide step-by-step instructions on how to set up L2TP VPN on your router. Let's start now!

Step 1: Sign in to X-VPN account on the website: https://xvpn.io/login

Note: Advanced configuration for Router is premium only, please make sure your account is premium.

Free users? Go premium to enjoy advanced benefits.

Step 2: Get your L2TP credentials

Go to My Account > Router Settings > Choose "D-Link" under L2TP, then get credentials (Username, Password and IPsec PSK ) and location IP address.If you are setting up the Router for the first time, you will see the following page when you click Router Settings:

Choose "D-Link" under L2TP > Tap "Generate your router configuration", then you will enter he Router Settings page mentioned above.

Step 3: Sign in to your router account

Open your D-Link router control panel on a new tab/page by visiting http://dlinkrouter.local. Also, you can find your router's default gateway here.

The username and password are "admin" by default unless you've changed it. You can find the logins on the label at the bottom of the router as well.

Step 4:  Configure the L2TP VPN

Navigate to "Settings" > "Internet", to open the internet settings page. Your control panel may vary per your router version.Select "L2TP" of "My Internet Connection"


Copy the X-VPN credentials you got in step 2 and paste it into the fields:
Username: Paste from Account-Router page

Password: Paste from Account-Router page

IP address: Paste IP from Account-Router page

Step 5: Connect and check connection

Well done! Click "Save" to boot L2TP VPN connection, it may take some time, you can check if the connection status is normal. Also, You may visit this site to verify that your IP address has changed!If you want to disconnect X-VPN, select "Disconnect" !

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