Netgear R7300dst Nighthawk Dst Ac1900 Dst Router User Manual

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12. 
Click the  Apply button.
Now only computers and devices in the list can join the DST adapters WiF\
i networks.
View Wired and WiFi Network Devices Connected to the 
DST Adapter
You can view the active wired and WiFi devices that are connected to the \
DST adapter’s  network. If you do not recognize a WiFi device, it might be an intruder.
To view devices on the DST adapter network:
1....

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To set up the DST adapter’s IP address:
1. 
With an Ethernet cable, temporarily connect your computer to the Etherne\
t port on the 
DST adapter

.
2.  Launch a web browser from the computer
 .
3.  Enter  http://www
 .mywifiext.net.
A login window displays.
4.  Enter the DST adapter user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password . The user name and...

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16.   Use VPN to Access Your Network
This chapter includes the following sections:
•Set Up a VPN Connection 
•Specify VPN Service in the DST Router 
•Install OpenVPN Software 
•Use a VPN Tunnel on Your Windows Computer 
•Use VPN to Access the DST Router’s USB Drive and Media From Windows 
•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 11. VPN provides a secure tunnel between your home network and a remote c\
omputer
This type of VPN access is called a client-to-gateway tunnel. The computer is the client, and 
the DST router is the gateway. To use...

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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.
By default, the VPN uses the UDP service...

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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 DST Router on page  224.
7.  Click the  For W
 indows button to download the OpenVPN configuration files.
8.  V
isit  openvpn.net/index.php/download/community-downloads.html to download the 
OpenVPN client utility.
9.  In the Windows...

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14. 
To specify the destination folder, click the  Browse button and navigate to and select a 
destination folder.
15.  Click the  Install button.
The page displays the progress of the installation, and then displays th\
e final installation  page displays.
16.  Click the  Finish button.
17.  Unzip the configuration files that you downloaded and copy them to the f\
older where the 
VPN client is installed...

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Install OpenVPN Software on Your Mac Computer
To install VPN client software on your Mac computer:
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 case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page...

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information about changing these settings, see Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings on 
page  
140.
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 use the shortcut 
to access the settings and select the run as administrator check 
box. Then...

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Use VPN to Access the DST Router’s USB Drive and Media 
From Windows
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 Computer section and 
the remote R7300 icon is in the Media Devices section (if DLNA is enabled in the DST 
router).
2.  If the icons do not...