Netgear R8000 Nighthawk X6 Ac3200 Tri Band Wifi Gigabit Router User Manual

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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  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  160.
7.  Click the  For W
 indows button to download the OpenVPN configuration files.
8.  V
isit  http://openvpn.net/index.php/download/community-downloads.html  to download the 
OpenVPN client utility.
9.  In the Windows Installer section of the page, double-click the 
openVPN-install-xxx.exe  link.
10.  Download and install the  openVPN-install-xxx.exe  file.
11.  Click the  Next button. 
						

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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. 
						

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16. Click the Finish button.
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 local area connection list, find the local area connection with the device name 
TAP-Windows Adapter.
c. Select the local area connection and change its name (not its device name) to 
NETGEAR-VPN.
If you do not change the VPN interface name, the VPN tunnel connection will fail.
For more information about using OpenVPN on your Windows computer, visit 
https://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/howto.html#quick.
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 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 160.
7. Click the For non-Windows button to download the OpenVPN configuration files.
8. Visit https://code.google.com/p/tunnelblick/ to download the OpenVPN client utility for Mac 
OS X.
9. Download and install the file.
10. Unzip the configuration files that you downloaded and copy them to the folder where the 
VPN client is installed on your computer. 
The client utility must be installed by a user with administrative privileges. 
						

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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 .
Use a VPN Tunnel on Your Windows Computer
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 R8000\
 must have 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, when the VPN tun\
nel is 
established, you cannot access your home router or your home network wit\
h the OpenVPN 
software.
The default LAN IP address scheme for the R8000 is 192.x.x.x. The most common IP  schemes are 192.x.x.x, 172.x.x.x, and 10.x.x.x. If you experience a conf\
lict, change the IP 
scheme either for your home network or for the network with the client V\
PN computer

. For 
information about changing these settings, see Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings on 
page   121.
To open a VPN tunnel:
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 every time you use this shortcut, OpenVPN automatically 
runs with administrator privileges.
2.  Right-click the  OpenVPN icon. 
						

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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 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.
The network resources display. The ReadySHARE icon is in the Computer section and 
the remote R8000 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 the screen.
If the local LAN and the remote LAN are using the same IP scheme, the re\
mote R8000 
icon does not display in the Media Devices and Network Infrastructure se\
ctions.
3.  T
o access the USB device, click the ReadySHARE  icon.
4.  T
o access media on the router’s network, click the  R8000 icon. 
						

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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 to a geographic location that doesn’t 
support all the Internet services that you use at home. For example, your Netflix account 
might work at home but not in a different country. 
Set Up VPN Client Internet Access in the Router
By default, the router is set up to allow VPN connections only to your home network but you 
can change the setting to allow Internet access. Accessing the Internet remotely through a 
VPN might be slower than accessing the Internet directly.
To allow VPN clients to use your home Internet service:
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen 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 screen 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 For Windows or For Non Windows button and download the configuration files 
for your VPN clients.
9. Unzip the configuration files and copy them to the folder where the VPN client is installed on 
your device.  
						

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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 network:
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen 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 screen displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VPN Service.
The VNP 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 
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 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.
Use a VPN Tunnel to Access Your Internet Service at Home
To access your Internet service:
1. Set up the router to allow VPN access to your Internet service.
See Set Up VPN Client Internet Access in the Router on page 166 
						

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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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14.   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 can also specify a d\
efault DMZ 
server to which the router forwards all other incoming protocols.
To forward specific incoming protocols:
1.  Decide which type of service, application, or game you want to provide.
2.  Find the local IP address of the computer on your network that will prov\
ide the service.
You can usually find this information by contacting the publisher of the \
application or user  groups or news groups.
The server computer must always have the same IP address. Assign the server computer  a reserved IP address. See Reserve LAN IP Addresses on page  125.
3.  Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is co\
nnected to the 
network.
4.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
5.  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 screen displays.
6.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering.
7. Leave the  Port Forwarding radio button selected as the service type.
8.  In the Service Name list, select the service name.