Good morning all,
Been a long time since I have had an opportunity to post. My apologies in advance if I have placed this in the wrong section. Since it was dealing with VPN, I was unsure whether to utilize Cyber Security or Networking. Please feel free to move if needed.
My network setup is a fiber optic connection from my ISP directly to my Ubiquiti EdgeRouter-X. I have several VLANs set up for different purposes that prevent devices from communicating from one another (outside of the master VLAN and any other VLAN I allow to view my BI server). My L2TP over IPsec VPN worked great for 2-3 years, but recently, stopped connecting with my iPhone and Windows computer. Fortunately, I had just gotten back from an extended trip out of town before it started happening.
After review, I found that my outside IP had changed. Upon that conclusion, I replaced the outside address within the router and committed/saved. I also changed that address in my VPN connections on all my devices. Unfortunately, that did not work. From that point, I took several paths attempting to correct the issue to include deleting the VPN settings within the router, reinstalling a previous system image, etc. None of these solutions have worked.
I guess it is now time to change VPN types. After studying several resources (to include the VPN Primer for Noobs section), I have it narrowed down to OpenVPN or WireGuard. I do not want to use a provider nor do I wish to connect via another EdgeRouter (I guess site-to-site?). I basically just want to have the ability to turn on VPN on my iPhone or other device and be able to access my BI alerts and to view camera feeds via the app, but to do it safely/encrypted, even if I were to use public WiFi.
Is there any recommendation for what I should utilize for VPN access? Are there any videos or resources you could recommend, specifically for the EdgeRouter-X? I have looked at videos such as the video below, but this almost seems like it just trying to connect 2 routers together permanently. Again, I just want to go straight to my network when I’m away from my network. I know these are probably dumb questions, but I’m still an amateur when it comes to networking. Any help is appreciated!
Been a long time since I have had an opportunity to post. My apologies in advance if I have placed this in the wrong section. Since it was dealing with VPN, I was unsure whether to utilize Cyber Security or Networking. Please feel free to move if needed.
My network setup is a fiber optic connection from my ISP directly to my Ubiquiti EdgeRouter-X. I have several VLANs set up for different purposes that prevent devices from communicating from one another (outside of the master VLAN and any other VLAN I allow to view my BI server). My L2TP over IPsec VPN worked great for 2-3 years, but recently, stopped connecting with my iPhone and Windows computer. Fortunately, I had just gotten back from an extended trip out of town before it started happening.
After review, I found that my outside IP had changed. Upon that conclusion, I replaced the outside address within the router and committed/saved. I also changed that address in my VPN connections on all my devices. Unfortunately, that did not work. From that point, I took several paths attempting to correct the issue to include deleting the VPN settings within the router, reinstalling a previous system image, etc. None of these solutions have worked.
I guess it is now time to change VPN types. After studying several resources (to include the VPN Primer for Noobs section), I have it narrowed down to OpenVPN or WireGuard. I do not want to use a provider nor do I wish to connect via another EdgeRouter (I guess site-to-site?). I basically just want to have the ability to turn on VPN on my iPhone or other device and be able to access my BI alerts and to view camera feeds via the app, but to do it safely/encrypted, even if I were to use public WiFi.
Is there any recommendation for what I should utilize for VPN access? Are there any videos or resources you could recommend, specifically for the EdgeRouter-X? I have looked at videos such as the video below, but this almost seems like it just trying to connect 2 routers together permanently. Again, I just want to go straight to my network when I’m away from my network. I know these are probably dumb questions, but I’m still an amateur when it comes to networking. Any help is appreciated!