VPN on a Tenda router

Tenda has one client for two protocols, the “PPTP/L2TP Client”, and you need its PPTP mode. The whole setup fits into one form with a green “Connect” button at the end.

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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. The other two belong to the router’s own PPTP server.

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 the L2TP label

On newer models the client is the same, only placed deeper in the menu. The RX12 Pro manual puts it under More → Network Settings → VPN. On the RX12L Pro and AX12 Pro, look for the PPTP/L2TP Client item in the same place. The manuals for these models list no OpenVPN client, so newer models are also limited to PPTP, which is less secure than OpenVPN.

In PPTP mode the router shows an “Obtained L2TP Client IP Address” line. This is not an error. The label is shared by both protocols, and the address in it comes from our server.

Other questions

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, and Tenda has no other protocol to switch to. In that case use the app instead, on every phone and computer.

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