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For more information, see

Specify VPN Service in the Router

on page

120.

7.

Click the

FOR SMART PHONE

button to download the OpenVPN configuration files.

8.

On your Android device, download and install the OpenVPN Connect app from the Google

Play Store.

9.

On your computer, unzip the configuration files that you downloaded and send the files to

your Android device.

10.

Open the files on your Android device.

11.

Open the .ovpn file using the OpenVPN Connect app.

For more information about using OpenVPN on your Android device, visit

.

Use a VPN Tunnel on Your Windows Computer

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 with the OpenVPN

software.

The default LAN IP address scheme for the router 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 conflict, change the IP

scheme either for your home network or for the network with the client VPN computer. For

information about changing these settings, see Change the

Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings

on page

69.



To open a VPN tunnel:

1.

Launch the OpenVPN application with administrator privileges.

The OpenVPN icon displays in the Windows taskbar.

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Tip:

You 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.

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 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 settings 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 a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

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3.

Enter the router admin 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

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 MACOSX

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:\Programfiles\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 a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the router admin 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.

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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 the

FOR WINDOWS

or

FOR MAC0SX

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:\Programfiles\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

Specify VPN Service in the Router

on page

120.

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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Troubleshooting

This chapter provides information to help you diagnose and solve problems you might

experience with your router. If you do not find the solution here, check the NETGEAR support

site at

support.netgear.com

for product and contact information.

This chapter includes the following sections:

•

Quick Tips

•

The Router and Satellite Do Not Sync

•

Cannot Log In to the Router

•

Cannot Access the Internet

•

WiFi Connectivity

•

Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility