Netgear R6700 Nighthawk Ac1750 Smart Wifi Router Dual Band Gigabit User Manual

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4. To install the Open VPN software on your computer, click the 
openVPN-install-xxx.exe  file.
The OpenVPN Setup Wizard displays:
5.  Click the  Next button.
6.  Read the License 
 Agreement and click the  I Agree button.
The Choose Components screen displays:
7.  Leave the check boxes selected as shown, and click the  Next button.
8.  T
o specify the destination folder, click the  Browse button and select a destination folder. 

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The following screen displays:
9. Click the  Install button.
The screen displays the progress of the installation and then displays t\
he final installation  screen.
10.  Click the  Finish button.
11.  Unzip the configuration files that you downloaded and copy them to the f\
older where the 
VPN client is installed on your device. 
For a client device with Windows 64-bit system, the VPN client is instal\
led at 
C:\Program...

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Use a VPN Tunnel
After you set up the router to use VPN and install the OpenVPN applicati\
on on your 
computer, you can open a VPN tunnel from your computer to your router over the I\
nternet.
For the VPN tunnel to work, the local LAN IP address of the remote R6700\
 router must use a 
dif
 ferent LAN IP scheme from that of the local LAN where your VPN client co\
mputer is 
connected. If both networks use the same LAN IP scheme,...

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A menu displays:
3. Select  Connect.
The VPN connection is established. You can do the following:
• Launch an Internet browser and log in to your router
 .
• Use Windows file manager to access the router
 ’s USB drive and download files.
Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Drive and Media
To access the router’s USB drive and download files:
1. In Windows file manager
 , select the Network folder.
The network resources display. The...

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Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home
When you’re away from home and you access the Internet, you usually use a local Internet 
service provider. For example, at a coffee shop you might be given a code that lets you use 
the coffee shop’s Internet service account to surf the web.
Nighthawk lets you use a VPN connection to access your own Internet service when you’re 
away from home. You might want to do this if you travel...

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For a client device with Windows 64-bit system, the VPN client is installed at 
C:\Program files\OpenVPN\config\ by default.
Block VPN Client Internet Access in the Router
By default, the router is set up to allow VPN connections only to your home network, not to 
the Internet service for your home network. If you changed this setting to allow Internet 
access, you can change it back.
To allow VPN clients to access only your home...

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2. On your computer, launch the OpenVPN application.
The OpenVPN icon displays in the Windows taskbar.
3. Right-click the icon, and select Connect.
4. When the VPN connection is established, launch your Internet browser. 

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13.   Specify Internet Port Settings
You can use port forwarding and port triggering to set up rules for Internet traffic. You need 
networking knowledge to set up these features.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server 
•Set Up Port Triggering  

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Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server
If your home network includes a server, you can allow certain types of incoming traffic to 
reach the server. For example, you might want to make a local web server, FTP server, or 
game server visible and available to the Internet.
The router can forward incoming traffic with specific protocols to computers on your local  network. 
 You can specify the servers for applications and you can...

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9. In the Server IP Address field, enter the IP address of the computer that will provide the 
service. 
10.  Click the  Add button.
The service displays in the list.
Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service
To add a custom service:
1.  Find out which port number or range of numbers the application uses.
You can usually find this information by contacting the publisher of the \
application or user  groups or news groups.
2.  Launch an...