VPN on a Tenda router

There’s one client for two protocols here, the “PPTP/L2TP Client”. VanyaVPN needs its PPTP mode, which comes down to one form and a green button at the end. PPTP is an old protocol and weaker than OpenVPN, but Tenda leaves no other choice.

Open the Router section

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Admin panel
tendawifi.com
Protocol
PPTP only
Where to look
VPN → PPTP/L2TP Client
Screenshots from
AC6

Where the client is

Go to tendawifi.com, or to 192.168.0.1 if the name doesn’t load. Unless someone changed it, the admin password is printed on the sticker underneath. Pick “VPN” on the left and then the “PPTP/L2TP Client” tile.

Tenda AC6 VPN section: PPTP Server, Online PPTP Users and PPTP/L2TP Client tiles
Three tiles, you need the right one. PPTP Server next to it does the reverse and lets people reach the router from outside.

What goes into the form

PPTP/L2TP Client
on
Client Type
PPTP
Server IP Address/Domain Name
IP of one of the servers in your account
User Name
your VanyaVPN router login
Password
the password from the same place
MPPE Encryption, if present
on, details in the questions

Then press the green “Connect”. Once the status changes to “Connected”, you have a working VPN on a Tenda router, and the whole home goes online through our server.

Tenda AC6 PPTP/L2TP Client form: client type PPTP, server address, user name, password, status Connected, Connect button
The form after connecting. The fields are blanked out on the screenshot.

Newer models and an odd label

On newer models the client is the same, just buried deeper. The RX12 Pro manual puts it under More → Network Settings → VPN. We couldn’t find manuals for the RX12L Pro and AX12 Pro, so check the same place for the PPTP/L2TP Client item. The Tenda manuals we read list no OpenVPN client, so there’s still only one way in.

Don’t worry about the “Obtained L2TP Client IP Address” line in PPTP mode. The label is shared by both protocols, and the address in it was handed out by our server.

Encryption and other doubts

Should MPPE be on?

Yes. Your account lists 128-bit MPPE for PPTP, and without MPPE the data in a PPTP tunnel isn’t encrypted at all. If your form has no such switch, leave it as it is.

It never says Connected

Check the address, login and password for typos. If they’re fine, PPTP may be blocked on your network. Switching to OpenVPN isn’t possible here, so choose a different country’s server in your account, and if that doesn’t help, install the app instead.

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