NETGEAR R7800 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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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

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

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

6.

Read the License Agreement and click the

I Agree

button.

7.

Leave the check boxes selected as shown, and click the

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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:\Program files\OpenVPN\config\

by default.

12.

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.

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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 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 LAN TCP/IP Settings

on page 51.

To open a VPN tunnel:

1.

Launch the OpenVPN application with administrator privileges.

The

OpenVPN

icon displays in the Windows taskbar.

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.

Tip

2.

Right-click the

OpenVPN

icon.

3.

Select

Connect

.

The VPN connection is established.You can do the following:

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•

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 router 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 router 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, click the remote router icon.

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.

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