Netgear R7000 Nighthawk Ac1900 Smart Wifi Router User Manual

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12.   Use VPN to Access Your Network
This chapter includes the following sections:
•Set Up a VPN Connection 
•Specify VPN Service in the Router 
•Install OpenVPN Software 
•Use a VPN Tunnel on Your Windows Computer 
•Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Drive and Media 
•Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home  

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Set Up a VPN Connection
A virtual private network (VPN) lets you use the Internet to securely \
access your network 
when you aren’t home.
Secure
remote access
InternetOpen VPN Client
 
Figure 14. VPN provides a secure tunnel between your home network and a \
remote computer
This type of VPN access is called a client-to-gateway tunnel. The computer is the client, and 
the router is the gateway. To use the VPN feature, you must log...

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Specify VPN Service in the Router
You must specify the VPN service settings in the router before you can use a VPN 
connection.
To specify the VPN service:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer that is connected to the network.
2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window displays.
3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and 
password are...

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The user name is  admin. The default password is password . The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Setup > VPN Service .
The VPN Service page displays.
5.  Make sure that the Enable VPN Service check box is selected.
6.  Specify any VPN service settings on the page.
For more information, see Specify VPN Service in the Router  on page
  163.
7.  Click the  For...

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12. Read the License Agreement and click the  I Agree button.
13. Leave the check boxes selected as shown, and click the  Next button.
14.  T
o specify the destination folder, click the  Browse button and select a destination folder.
15. Click the  Install button.
The page displays the progress of the installation and then displays the\
 final installation  page.
16.  Click the  Finish button. 

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17. Unzip the configuration files that you downloaded and copy them to the folder where the 
VPN client is installed on your computer. 
For a client device with Windows 64-bit system, the VPN client is installed at 
C:\Program files\OpenVPN\config\ by default.
18. For a client device with Windows, modify the VPN interface name to NETGEAR-VPN: 
a.In Windows, select Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network Connections.
b. In the...

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For more information about using OpenVPN on your Mac computer, visit 
https://openvpn.net/index.php/access-server/docs/admin-guides/183-how-to-connect-to-
access-server-from-a-mac.html.
Install OpenVPN Software on an iOS Device
To install VPN client software on your iOS device:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer that is connected to the network.
2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window displays.
3. Enter the router...

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The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VPN Service.
The VPN Service page displays.
5. Make sure that the Enable VPN Service check box is selected.
6. Specify any VPN service settings on the page.
For more information, see Specify VPN Service in the Router on page 163.
7. Click the For Smart Phone...

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To open a VPN tunnel on your WIndows computer:
1. Launch the OpenVPN application with administrator privileges.
The OpenVPN icon displays in the Windows taskbar.
Tip: Y
ou can create a shortcut to the VPN program, then in the settings for 
the shortcut and select the run as administrator check box. Then 
every time your launch this shortcut, OpenVPN automatically runs 
with administrator privileges.
2.  Right-click the OpenVPN...

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Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Drive and Media
To access the router’s USB drive and download files from your Windows computer:
1. In Windows File Manager
 , select the Network folder.
The network resources display. The ReadySHARE icon is in the computers section and 
the remote R7000 icon is in the Media Devices section (if DLNA is enabl\
ed in the router).
2.  If the icons do not display
 , click the Refresh button to update...