TP-Link Archer C7 v4 - Trying to get OpenVPN on the router as well as my iPhone

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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Revisiting this ... :slight_smile:
Q: Do I need a 3rd party or can I access my NAS with WireGuard?
:shrug:

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It's not clear to me if you need a 3rd party... where exactly have you landed in the last month+?

Typically the use case for a 3rd party server (either a VPN provider or a VPS) is one of these two situations:

  • You want to be able to connect to your home network from a remote location, but your home ISP doesn't provide a public IP -- this becomes the 'broker' in the connection.
  • You want to use another IP address as your 'apparent' IP for the purposes of preventing your ISP from monitoring your usage and/or geo-location reasons.
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I don't 'think' I need a 3rd party but sometimes I don't think I know anything!
Allow me to explain what I would like to do:
I would like to access my NAS remotely on my iPhone and potentially my work laptop

I used to use the FileBrowser app on my iPhone to access my NAS remotely - I have NO-IP set up and all worked fine

I heard that FileBrowser is not secure and VPN sounds like a great idea

I have Virgin Media as my ISP and the router is set to MoDem mode

I have a TP-Link router flashed with OpenWrt 22.03.3

I have installed WireGuard on the TPLink as well as my iPhone

When I run the VPN on my iPhone, no connection is made

I am sure that it is something simple but I cannot fathom it out
I was thinking that maybe the simple error was that I needed a VPN like NordVPN but would prefer to have a zero cost associated with this task

I do hope that makes sense!!
TiA