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5. Homebridge -> HomeKit

This article is for advanced users.

Apple HomeKit users can integrate VPNKitten into their home-app. It appears as a switch an can turn VPNKitten On/Off. This is usefull when using an Apple TV. In the integrated Apple Home-screen the VPNKitten On/Off function will appear, so you can switch the VPNKitten via Siri and/or Remote.

You need a Homebridge instance running in your network. More information here: https://homebridge.io

 

1. Install plugin

In your Homebridge instance go to Plugins, and search for homebridge-http-switch

Press Install..

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2. Configure plugin

Go to Homebridge Config Editor and edit file, copy text below and past in the “accessories” section.

Use your own VPNKitten gateway ip-address! Press save and restart homebridge.

{
            “accessory”: “HTTP-SWITCH”,
            “name”: “VPN Kitten”,
            “switchType”: “stateful”,
            “onUrl”: “http://10.0.12.254/api/restartvpn”,
            “offUrl”: “http://10.0.12.254/api/stopvpn”,
            “statusUrl”: “http://10.0.12.254/api/vpnstatus”,
 
        }
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3. Done

When the Homebridge instance is restarted, the VPN Kitten switch will appear automatically in your home-app.


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4. Apple TV settings

Connect your Apple TV to VPN Kitten

If you wish to connect a single or a few devices to VPN Kitten, and not your router and whole network.

1. Check gateway address

Check the VPN Gateway address in the blue bar, here it is 10.0.12.161

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2. Set router address on Apple TV

Go to Setting, Network.

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Go to Wi-Fi.

Or to Ethernet, if connected wired.

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Configure IP..

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Choose Manual..

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You don’t have to change your IP address.. Press Done.

 

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Leave the subnet to what it is, don’t change.

 

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IMPORTANT

Change Router address to the VPN Kitten address. In this example 10.0.11.161

In your case this address might be different.

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And you are done.

You can check your isp with the free speedtest app from ookla.

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3. Edit your Router

If you want to connect every device in your network to connect thru VPN, edit your router and set a static IP address on the VPNKITTEN.

In this example a UniFi USG Router is used. Basically, every router could be used if the gateway/router address in the DHCP settings could be edited.

1. Set Static IP adress VPNKITTEN

Press the blue bar.

 

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Then press DHCP at the bottom.

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2. Configure the Kitten

Press Edit to go to the IP-adress settings

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Set DHCP Configuration to Static.

Don’t save yet!

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If your de default gateway is: 10.0.12.1, set the IP address to a free IP in the same subnet. Make sure it is not in use by another device. In this example 10.0.11.254 is set.

Note: Make sure the subnet is right. If it’s not in the same subnet the VPN Kitten is inaccessible !!

Press save

 

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3. Check ip

As you can see the VPN Gateway address is now static 10.0.11.254

Note: your subnet is probably different (192.168.1.X or 192.168.178.X or whatever..)

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4. Set Router gateway address

Go to your router network settings.

Set DHCP Gateway address manual to VPNKITTEN, in the example 10.0.11.254

Note: Offcourse set the ip to your VPNKITTEN ipaddress!

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