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[Aswanghari30]

May I know how to set up the Quick VPN of the DIR-890L and how to access it using the iPhone when I am on a remote location?

[FurryNutz]

Link>Welcome!

• What Hardware version is your router? Look at sticker under the router case.
• Link>What Firmware version is currently loaded? Found on the routers web page under status.
• What region are you located?

Internet Service Provider and Modem Configurations

• What ISP Service do you have? Cable or DSL?
• What ISP Modem Mfr. and model # do you have?

Have you reviewed the User Manual for this feature?
You may need to refer to Apple on VPN access thru there phones as additional configuration and applications maybe needed for VPN...

 Basic VPN Troubleshooting and Suggestions
http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=56861.0
http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=53692.0

[Aswanghari30]

HW: A1
FW:1.07
Connection: Cable
ISP:Time Warner

[FurryNutz]

What ISP Modem Mfr. and model # do you have?

[Aswanghari30]

Time Warner (ISP)
SBG6580 SURFBOARD® EXTREME WIRELESS CABLE MODEM (ARRIS)

[FurryNutz]

If the ISP modem has a built in router, it's best to bridge the modem. Having 2 routers on the same line can cause connection problems: Link>Double NAT and How NAT Works. Call the ISP and ask to see if the ISP modem can be bridged. To tell if the modem is bridged or not, look at the routers web page, Status/Device Info/Wan Section, if there is a 192.168.0.# address in the WAN IP address field, then the modem is not bridged. If the modem can't be bridged then see if the modem has a DMZ option and input the IP address the router gets from the modem and put that into the modems DMZ.

[Aswanghari30]

He is using Standard modem and got public IP on it

[FurryNutz]

Does the router get the public IP address? 

[Krabby127]

I too am in a similar predicament with my router https://imgur.com/IRmszNr
I've never set up my own VPN before, but the router said this would be relatively quick and painless to do. I tried to follow similar instructions here http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=13352.0, but the interface is different and I don't know what to put where he puts "192.168.0.101".

Many thanks to the community members on Dlink.

[FurryNutz]

Let me look into this and see if I can get some additional information. I too am not an expert in VPNs and I presume there is additional applications that are needed to be able to access a VPN configuration. What I don't know. 

[Aswanghari30]

ok

[Rara Avis]

Looking at the manual, the setup on the router side should be as simple as flipping a switch to enable it and setting the username/password/PSK you would like to use.

The difficult part is going to either be
A) ISP issues (such as the bridging concern Mr. Nutz brought up, or the fact that some ISPs are unfriendly towards VPNs)

or they are going to be (and this is where my money is, generally)

B) Involving the setup and environment of the remote side.  The good news is that with an iPhone, there is plenty of documentation to throw at you.  I have a link to the Apple doc below.  In order to make this as simple as possible, you should test the VPN (at least initially) with wifi off, as I am fairly certain that no cellular provider is going to have any issues with VPNs.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201550

Please note:
D-Link L2TP over IPSec = iOS L2TP
D-Link Username = iOS Account
D-Link PSK = iOS Secret

[FurryNutz]

Thank you sir. 

[Krabby127]

Looking at the manual, the setup on the router side should be as simple as flipping a switch to enable it and setting the username/password/PSK you would like to use.

The difficult part is going to either be
A) ISP issues (such as the bridging concern Mr. Nutz brought up, or the fact that some ISPs are unfriendly towards VPNs)

or they are going to be (and this is where my money is, generally)

B) Involving the setup and environment of the remote side.  The good news is that with an iPhone, there is plenty of documentation to throw at you.  I have a link to the Apple doc below.  In order to make this as simple as possible, you should test the VPN (at least initially) with wifi off, as I am fairly certain that no cellular provider is going to have any issues with VPNs.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201550

Please note:
D-Link L2TP over IPSec = iOS L2TP
D-Link Username = iOS Account
D-Link PSK = iOS Secret

Would you happen to know how to set this up on a Windows PC? Or even a Linux machine? I imagine it should be simple, but I have never set up my own VPN before so I may be missing some obvious steps.

[FurryNutz]

Some search results for setting up VPN on Windows:
https://www.dogpile.com/info.dogpl/search/web?fcoid=417&fcop=topnav&fpid=27&q=Setup+VPN+client+on+windows&ql=

Let us know what works best for you.