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Talk to a HumanThis guide shows you how to change settings on the latest ExpressVPN router app.
To configure the settings for older versions of the router app, click here.
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Change the Wi-Fi/SSID name and password
Change the router admin password
Reset the router
Settings changes for router app v1
Change the router admin password
Reset the router
Settings changes for router app v1
Change the Wi-Fi/SSID name and password
In the sidebar, go to Network Settings > Wi-Fi Settings.
Under Enable Wi-Fi network, enter the Wi-Fi/SSID name and password you want to use.
Click Save. You will temporarily see the “Connection to Router Lost” message while your changes are being saved.
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Change the router admin password
In the sidebar, go to Advanced Settings > Router Settings.
Enter and confirm your new password and click Save. You will temporarily see the “Connection to Router Lost” message while your changes are being saved.
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Reset the router
Sometimes, you may need to reset your router. If you can access the expressvpnrouter.com interface, perform the soft reset. If you cannot access the expressvpnrouter.com interface or the soft reset does not work, perform the hard reset.
Soft reset
Click Reboot Router in the sidebar. When prompted to confirm, click Continue to start the reboot.
Hard reset
Press and hold the router reset button (located on the back of the router) for 10 seconds.
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Settings changes for router app v1
Click on the router model you’re using:
Change the Wi-Fi/SSID name
Click Wireless along the top menu and make sure you’re at Basic Settings.
Next to Wireless Network Name (SSID), enter the new Wi-Fi name/SSID for the network of your choosing.
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Apply Settings.
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Change the Wi-Fi/SSID password
Click Wireless along the top menu and select Wireless Security on the left.
Next to WPA Shared Key, enter the new Wi-Fi password for the network of your choosing.
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Apply Settings.
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Change the router admin password
Click on Administration along the top menu.
Under Router Password, enter and confirm your new password.
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Apply Settings.
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Reset the router
Sometimes, you may need to reset your router. If you can access the expressvpnrouter.com interface, perform the soft reset. If you cannot access the expressvpnrouter.com interface or the soft reset does not work, perform the hard reset.
Soft reset
Select VPN along the top menu. In the side bar, click ExpressVPN Help & Support.
Click Reset firmware to default settings. When asked to confirm, click Reset firmware to default settings.
Hard reset
Press and hold the router reset button (located on the back of the router) for 10 seconds.
Need help? Contact the ExpressVPN Support Team for immediate assistance.
Change the Wi-Fi/SSID name
Click Network along the top menu. You will see that, by default, both networks have the same name. This allows the device to pick the”better” connection.
Select the network you would like to edit and click Edit.
Scroll down to Interface Configuration and input the desired ESSID. Finally, click Save & Apply.
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Hide the Wi-Fi/SSID network
Click Network along the top menu.
Select the network you want to hide and click Edit.
Scroll down to Interface Configuration and check the box next to Hide ESSID. Finally, click Save & Apply.
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Change the Wi-Fi/SSID password
Click Network along the top menu.
Select the network you want to change the password for and click Edit.
Click on the Wireless Security tab and change the password (labeled Key). Finally, click Save & Apply.
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Change the router admin password
Click on System along the top menu.
Under Router Password, enter and confirm your new password.
Click Save & Apply before exiting.
Need help? Contact the ExpressVPN Support Team for immediate assistance.
Reset the router
Sometimes, you may need to reset your router. If you can access the expressvpnrouter.com interface, perform the soft reset. If you cannot access the expressvpnrouter.com interface or the soft reset does not work, perform the hard reset.
Soft reset
Click on VPN along the top menu. In the side bar, click ExpressVPN Help & Support, and then click Reset Factory Settings.
When asked to confirm, click Reset to factory defaults.
Hard reset
Press and hold the router reset button (located on the back of the router) for 10 seconds.
Need help? Contact the ExpressVPN Support Team for immediate assistance.
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This software is designed for OpwnWrt routers.It allows you to restrict the internet access for specific hosts in your LAN.You can block the internet access permanently or on schedule basis for any MAC address.The schedule contains the time of a day and the deys of the week.New in version 4:You can also issue a 'ticket' for any blocked user. It gives him an extraordinary access to the internet for a given time.
The software is a Luci app extending system's firewall, so it runs on any platform with no need of recompiling.Tested on OpenWrt BB and CC.Note: due to a bug in CC, the times must be set in UTC, rather than local time.
After installation you'll find a new page in OpenWrt's GUI: Network/Access control.
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Source repository
See also: https://github.com/k-szuster/luci-access-controlfor a luci-app version of the same software.
To install prebuilt package
Visit: https://github.com/k-szuster/luci-access-control-package/releases
Download ipk file to your device and install it with opkg.
Or:
copy contents of luci-app-access-control/files to / directory on target devicee.
To build the package for OpenWrt
- In your openwrt source directory copy feeds.conf.default to feeds.conf.
- Edit feeds.conf. Add the following line:src-git custom https://github.com/k-szuster/luci-access-control-package.git
- In your openwrt source directory:./scripts/feeds update custom ; ./scripts/feeds install -a
- Run:make menuconfig
Here, you must include the following packages in your OpenWRT build for everything to work.
- Call make to compile OpenWRT with the selected package installed.You'll find it in /bin//packages/custom/luci-app-access-control_....ipk file.