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6.
In the Allow Remote Access By section, specify the external IP addresses to be allowed to
access the router’s remote management.
Note:
For enhanced security, restrict access to as few external IP addresses
as practical
Select one of the following:
•
To allow access from a single IP address on the Internet, select the
Only This
Computer
radio button. Enter the IP address to be allowed access.
•
To allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select the
IP Address
Range
radio button. Enter a beginning and ending IP address to define the allowed
range.
•
To allow access from any IP address on the Internet, select the
Everyone
radio
button.
7.
Specify the port number for accessing the web management interface.
Normal web browser access uses the standard HTTP service port 80. For greater
security, enter a custom port number for the remote web management interface. Choose
a number from 1024 to 65535, but do not use the number of any common service port.
The default is 8080, which is a common alternate for HTTP.
8.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your changes take effect.
To use remote access:
1.
Launch an Internet browser on a computer that is not on your home network.
2.
Type your router’s WAN IP address into your browser’s address or location field followed by
a colon (:) and the custom port number.
For example, if your external address is 134.177.0.123 and you use port number 8080,
enter
in your browser.
Remotely Access Your Router Using the genie App
The genie app allows you to remotely access your router to manage and change its key
settings using the genie app that is installed on a computer or mobile device. Before you can
use the remote access feature, you must update your router to the latest firmware and
download the latest genie app for your computer or mobile device.
For more information about how to update your router’s firmware, see
Update the Router
Firmware
on page
134. To download the latest genie app for your computer or mobile device,
visit
www.NETGEAR.com/genie
.
For more information about how to set up remote access using the genie app, visit
.
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12.
Use VPN to Access Your Network
This chapter includes the following sections:
•
Set Up a VPN Connection
•
Specify VPN Service in the Router
•
Install OpenVPN Software on Your Computer
•
Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Drive and Media
•
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.
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.
Note:
The router currently does not support iOS and Android VPN client
software.
VPN uses DDNS or a static IP address to connect with your router.
To use a DDNS service, register for an account with a host name (sometimes called a
domain name). You use the host name to access your network. The router supports these
accounts: NETGEAR, No-IP, and Dyn.
If your Internet service provider (ISP) assigned a static WAN IP address (such as 50.196.x.x
or 10.x.x.x) that never changes to your Internet account, the VPN can use that IP address to
connect to your home network.
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Specify VPN Service in the Router
You must specify the VPN service settings in the router before you can use a VPN
connection.
To specify the VPN service:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
or
.
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 the OpenVPN software.
6.
To change the service type, scroll down and select the
TCP
radio button.
7.
To change the port, scroll down to the
Service Port
field, and type the port number that you
want to use.
8.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your changes are saved. VPN is enabled in the router, but you must install and set up
OpenVPN software on your computer before you can use a VPN connection.
Install OpenVPN Software on Your Computer
You must install this software on each computer that you plan to use for VPN connections to
your router.
To install VPN client software:
1.
Visit
http://openvpn.net/index.php/download/community-downloads.html
.
2.
In the Windows Installer section of the page, double-click the
openVPN-install-xxx.exe
link.
3.
Download the file.
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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, click the
Browse
button and select a destination folder.
9.
Click the
Install
button.

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