If you are using the Plex Media Server, you can access your Media from anythere outside your network with no need for setting up an vpn.
ssh is always very good for accesing the txt console and the web panel using socks.
openvpn opens all The network as well as Lan clients. An openwrt router should do it, tl-wdr4300 is a good choice for n wireless, for ac archer c7 v2.0 is the best price choice. More power you have to go on arm routers, netgear that means Broadcom so you'll have to switch to tomato.
Deecon is right about media. When you are remote you will not be able to stream, which refers to higher bandwidth as reading the full file from it's location. Remotely you will be trasnscoding so the media takes less bandwidth. Normally you will not want this going through a VPN or SSH connection because it will lag. So best to you use a media server, Plex or Emby, alnog with one of their client apps.
If your server is on all the time you can put the OpenVPN/AS server on it. If not your router is last resort. I don't like VPN on my router as the connection has always been slow, weaker cpu.
I am using Asus routers with DD-WRT firmware as my primary routers.
I use small TP-Link routers for traveling. They are really cheap, very small and good. A lot of hotel rooms still have a wired connection. I setup my own wireless network to use in hotel rooms. I am usually not messing with the firmware on these, maybe TP-Link firmware upgrades is all.
Remote share, webdav, FTP, ownCloud are the alternative to access your data remotely.
Do a search in this forum, you may find my post.
When you are remote you will not be able to stream, which refers to higher bandwidth as reading the full file from it's location. Remotely you will be trasnscoding so the media takes less bandwidth.
But that's just due to the fact that most Internet Providers have arbitrary low upload compared to your download speed. If you get a decent upload you can stream in original quality, thus no need to transcode:
Greetings
David
David, we were talking about how VPN encryption effects streaming. Even you have fast upload rates, like I do, the VPN encryption sucks the life out of it.
Well deecon just spoke about plex, so there was no mention of VPN in his post, was it? 
Greetings
David
The OP mentioned VPN. Deecon said he would not use and I agreed.
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