Netgear R7500v2 Nighthawk Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Router 802 11ac User Manual

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.
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 in to the router and enable VPN, and you must
install and run VPN client software on the computer.
The router currently does not...

A login window opens.
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 type and uses port 12974. If you want to customize the
service type and port, NETGEAR recommends that you change these settings before you install...

To install VPN client software:
1.Visit http://openvpn.net/index.php/download/community-downloads.html.
2.In the Windows Installer section of the screen, double-click the openVPN-install-xxx.exe link.
3.Download the file.
4.To install the Open VPN software on your computer, click the openVPN-install-xxx.exe file.
5.Click the Next button.
6.Read the License Agreement and click the I Agree button.
7.Leave the check boxes selected as shown, and click the Next button.
8.To specify the destination folder,...

9.Click the Install button.
The window displays the progress of the installation and then displays the final installation page.
10.Click the Finish button.
11.Unzip the configuration files that you downloaded and copy them to the folder where the VPN client
is installed on your device.
For a client device with Windows 64-bit system, the VPN client is installed at C:\Program
files\OpenVPN\config by default.
12.For a client device with Windows, modify the VPN interface name to NETGEAR-VPN:
a.In Windows,...

Use a VPN Tunnel
After you set up the router to use VPN and install the OpenVPN application on your computer, you can
open a VPN tunnel from your computer to your router over the Internet.
For the VPN tunnel to work, the local LAN IP address of the remote R7500 router must use a different
LAN IP scheme from that of the local LAN where your VPN client computer is connected. If both networks
use the same LAN IP scheme, when the VPN tunnel is established, you cannot access your home router
or your home...

3.Select Connect.
The VPN connection is established.You can do the following:
•Launch a web browser and log in to your router.
•Use Windows file manager to access the router’s USB device and download files.
Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Device and Media
To access a USB device and download files:
1.In Windows file manager, select the Network folder.
Use VPN to Access Your Network
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The network resources display.The ReadySHARE icon is in the Computer section and the remote
R7500 icon is in the Media Devices section (if DLNA is enabled in the router).
2.If the icons do not display, click the Refresh button to update the screen.
If the local LAN and the remote LAN are using the same IP scheme, the remote R7500 icon does not
display in the Media Devices and Network Infrastructure sections.
3.To access the USB device, click the ReadySHARE icon.
4.To access media on the router’s network,...

The BASIC Home page displays.
4.Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VPN Service.
The VPN screen displays.
5.Select the Enable VPN Service radio button.
6.Scroll down to the Clients will use this VPN connection to access section, and select the All sites on
the Internet & Home Network radio button.
When you access the Internet with the VPN connection, instead of using a local Internet service, you
use the Internet service from your home network.
7.Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
8.Click...

The VNP page displays.
5.Select the Enable VPN Service radio button.
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 for your VPN
clients.
9.Unzip the configuration files...

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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 on page 161
•Set Up Port Triggering on page 166
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