![]() Play around with the Airport Router settings of your choices. As the Internet is now taken care by the DD-WRT router, we have to just plug in the Airport Router’s LAN to the LAN network of the DD-WRT Router. This is your primary network where all your devices are connected. This also decouples the harsh Internet from your home network. Leave the Wi-Fi enabled and working to get back to it, just in case, your primary Apple Router fails or just to debug/edit settings to the DD-WRT router. Make sure the Internet and everything else is working here perfectly. You can set up additional options such as the firewall, ad-blocker, access restrictions, etc. Enable DHCP so that the DD-WRT router can act as the DHCP Server. Setup the DD-WRT Router to face the internet - set up your PPPoE, tethering or the IP that your Internet Service Provider gave you. DD-WRT Router + Apple Airportįinally, I combined the two worlds - the DD-WRT Router facing the Internet and the Apple Airport Extreme managing the Home Network. Have a look at That One Privacy Site to do a thorough research that fits your requirements. ![]() I once got a good deal on CactusVPN and I subscribe to their VPN + SmartDNS. A 2-day trial should be enough for you to make a choice. If you are shopping for one, most of the VPN Providers have a trial period - from 2 days to a week, or even sometimes a month. I really liked the simplicity of ExpressVPN, and it just worked for me. ![]() If you have signed up for a VPN, which are much needed these days than ever, read-up on their OpenVPN (better than the other protocols so far) documentation for DD-WRT and set it up. Pick the ones you want to use and you can ignore the others to their default/disabled state. The features and functionalities of DD-WRT are humongous. Services - VPN, NAS, the bells and whistles Always have a backup of your settings.Of course, change your Admin password from the default to something better.If you’re not worried about backward compatibility, you can disable TKIP. Broadcast the SSID but secure it with WPA2 with AES.Change the default network from something like 192.168.1.1 to .xx of your choice.Once all installed and running, here are few basic setting recommendations suggested by industry experts. Following the instructions on the installation should be good enough. The most important part is to choose the right firmware for the router, making sure that the router is supported by DD-WRT. The main emphasis lies on providing the easiest possible handling while at the same time supporting a great number of functionalities within the framework of the respective hardware platform used.įlashing a router and installation of DD-WRT is pretty straight forward. DD-WRTĭD-WRT is a Linux based alternative OpenSource firmware suitable for a great variety of WLAN routers and embedded systems. So, I chose simpler setups and things that just work. I’m not very technical but I can understand technology, and knows a thing or two about how things work. Some other alternatives you might want to try are - Tomato, OpenWRT, Gargoyle, etc. I chose DD-WRT, as I find it easier, and have used it earlier. There are other Open Source Router firmwares which are equally good. I researched for a bit and settled on a cheap flashable wi-fi router. I also wanted to have the option to turn the VPN OFF/ON quickly as and when I needed. I wanted a VPN sitting in between the Internet and my home network without disturbing my original setup. However, the apple routers are limited in their functionality. Our current Home Network Setup is powered by an Airport Extreme and few Airport Expresses. The time capsule (Airport Extreme with Time Machine enabled Drive) lasted for 5 years and the Airport Express, a little over 6 years. It makes it super easy for an Apple product eco-system to co-exist without much hassle and fuss.Īfter many Linksys and D-Link Wi-Fi Routers, I started with the first generation Airpot Express and upgraded to the first Airport Time Capsule 3 when it was released in 2008. ![]() Well, you do not need to maintain them - they tend to just keep working. They are secure, yet easy to set up and maintain. Thu, 6-min read DD-WRT, VPN and Apple Airport RoutersĪpple’s Airport Extreme 1 and Airport Express 2 are brilliant at what they do. ![]()
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