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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 162
•
Specify VPN Service in the Router
on page 162
•
Install OpenVPN Software on Your Computer
on page 163
•
Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Device and Media
on page 168
•
Use a VPN Tunnel to Access Your Internet Service at Home
on page 170
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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 support iOS or Android VPN client software.
Note
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.
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 a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.
Enter
.
A login window opens.
3.
Enter the router user name and password.
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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
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:\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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