Here are a few possible reasons someone may want to use port 443 instead of 1194 UDP. Why would one want to use port TCP port 443 for their OpenVPN client?
Openvpn ports to forward software#
Please add my voice to this same request that the OpenVPN software in the router support any port the user chooses to set even if there is a chance for a conflict and consider adding software logic to the firmware that verifies that the port is not being used elsewhere for port forwarding or triggering so as to prevent conflicts. The software for controlling the router could potentially be updated to check for port conflicts in the live configuration settings, like my old ASUS, instead of a simple forced JQuery range check on a text form field. I reached out to support and they confirmed the limitation on the port ranges but graciously indicated that they would reach out to engineering to see if there was willingness to enable support for OpenVPN port 443. If there is a fix coming soon that will enable this feature, then I will keep the router, otherwise, I must return it as this is a required feature that I need.
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I assumed, incorrectly, that it would support Port 443 TCP like my old ASUS RT-N66U.Īs this is my primary reason for purchasing this router, if it is unable to be patched to support a port lower than 1024 than I have no need for the router and I will be returning it.
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Just purchased an Archer C5400X router and the only reason I purchased the router is because it said that it had OpenVPN support.