OpenVPN client and 1:1 NAT

Question

I have a WR11XT that has a private external IP address. I need external IP packets reaching the WR11XT to be forwarded to a client on the LAN

My plan is to configuring the WR11XT as an OpenVPN client with the following:
LAN 192.168.2.0
WR11XT LAN address 192.168.2.1
Client LAN address 192.168.2.2

If the WR11XT OpenVPN client gets a VPN address of 10.8.1.1 will it forward incoming packets for 10.8.1.2 to 192.168.2.2 using 1:1 NAT?

If not, is there some other way to accomplish this with a private external IP address on the WR11XT?

Thanks

Answer 1

Hi and welcome to Digi forum!

On WR11 router you can configure the OpeVPN interface to do NAT for IP address and Port (https://www.digi.com/resources/documentation/digidocs/90001019/default.htm#tasks/t_configure_open_vpn_parameters.htm%3FTocPath%3DConfiguring%2520Virtual%2520Private%2520Networking%2520(VPN)%2520%7C_____4).

This plus the NAT rule configured should do the job.

I would suggest you to try this out and if you have issues please send an email to tech.support@digi.com with IMEI of the router and also please review our support options on our website: https://www.digi.com/support.

Best Regards

Anny
Digi Technical Support Team