Netgear R7000 Nighthawk Ac1900 Smart Wifi Router User Manual

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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 case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VPN Service.
The VPN Service page displays.
5. Select the Enable VPN Service check box.
6. Scroll down to the Clients will use this VPN connection to access...

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5. Select the Enable VPN Service check box.
6. Scroll down to the Clients will use this VPN connection to access section, and select the 
Home Network only radio button.
This is the default setting. The VPN connection is only to your home network, not to the 
Internet service for your home network.
7. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
8. Click For Windows or For Non Windows button and download the configuration files...

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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 you have a server in your home network, you can allow certain types o\
f 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...

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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 a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
3.  Enter  http://www...

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12. Type the IP address in the Internal IP address field or select the radio button for an 
attached device listed in the table.
13. Click the Apply button. 
The service is now in the list on the Port Forwarding/Port Triggering page.
Edit a Port Forwarding Service
To edit a port forwarding entry:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login...

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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 case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering.
5. Select the Port Forwarding radio button as the service type
6. In the table, select the radio button next to the service...

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3. The router changes the destination in the message to IP address 192.168.1.123 and sends 
the message to that computer.
4. Your web server at IP address 192.168.1.123 receives the request and sends a reply 
message to your router.
5. Your router performs Network Address Translation (NAT) on the source IP address, and 
sends the reply through the Internet to the computer or wireless device that sent the web 
page request. 
Set Up...

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4. Select  ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering. 
5.  Select the Port T
 riggering radio button.
6.  Click the  Add Service button.
7. In the Service Name field, type a descriptive service name. 
8.  In the Service User list, select  Any
 , or select Single address and enter the IP address of 
one computer:
• Any  (the default) allows any computer on the Internet to use this service\
. 
• Single address...

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4. Select  ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering.
5.  Select the  Port T
 riggering radio button.
6. Clear the Disable Port Triggering check box.
If this check box is selected, the router does not use port triggering e\
ven if you have 
specified port triggering settings.
7.  In the Port 
 Triggering Timeout field, enter a value up to 9999 minutes. 
This value controls how long the inbound ports stay open when...