Netgear R8500 Nighthawk X8 Tri Band Ac5300 Wifi Router User Manual

3.Click the Network Scanner button.
4.If a Select a Device window opens, select the scanner and click the OK button.
The scanner window opens so that you can use the USB printer for scanning.
Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings
You can stop the NETGEAR USB Control Center from starting automatically when you log in to Windows.You can
also change the language and specify the time-out to release the printer connection.
Turn Off Automatic Startup for NETGEAR USB Control Center
You can stop the NETGEAR...

Specify the USB Control Center Time-Out
Specify the time-out to release the printer connection.
To specify the time-out:
1.Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon .
2.Select Tools > Configuration.
The NETGEAR USB Control Center page displays.
3.In the Timeout field, type the number of minutes.
The time-out is the number of minutes that a computer holds its connection to the printer when the connection
isn’t being used.
4.Click the OK button.
Your settings are saved.
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Use VPN to Access Your Network
You can use OpenVPN software to remotely access your router using virtual private networking (VPN).This chapter
explains how to set up and use VPN access.
The chapter includes the following sections:
•Set Up a VPN Connection on page 154
•Specify VPN Service in the Router on page 154
•Install OpenVPN Software on Your Computer on page 155
•Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Device and Media on page 159
•Use a VPN Tunnel to Access Your Internet Service at Home on page 161
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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.
Figure 17.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...

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 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, we recommend that you change these settings before you install the OpenVPN software.
6.To change the service type, scroll down and select the...

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.
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8.To specify the destination folder, click the Browse button and select a 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:\Programfiles\OpenVPN\config\
by default....

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 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 network...

•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.
The network resources display.The ReadySHARE icon is in the Computer section and the remote R8500 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...

To allow VPN clients to use your home Internet service:
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 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 page displays.
5.Select the Enable VPN Service radio button.
6.Scroll...