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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, 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 settings 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
You must install this software on each Windows computer, Mac computer, iOS device, or
Android device that you plan to use for VPN connections to your router.
Install OpenVPN Software on Your Windows Computer
You must install this software on each Windows computer that you plan to use for VPN connections to your router.
To install VPN client software on your Windows computer:
1.
Launch a web browser from a WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device that is connected to the network.
2.
Enter orbilogin.com.
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.
Make sure that the Enable VPN Service check box is selected.
6.
Specify any VPN service settings on the page.
For more information, see
Specify VPN Service in the Router
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7.
Click the For Windows button to download the OpenVPN configuration files.
8.
Visit o
penvpn.net/index.php/download/community-downloads.html
to download the
OpenVPN client utility.
9.
In the Windows Installer section of the page, double-click the openVPN-install-xxx.exe link.
10.
Download and install the Open VPN software on your computer, click the
openVPN-install-xxx.exe file.
11.
Click the Next button.
12.
When prompted, read the License Agreement and click the I Agree button.
13.
Leave the check boxes selected, and click the Next button.
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14.
To specify the destination folder, click the Browse button and select a destination folder.
A Windows Security window opens.
15.
Click the Install button.
The window displays the progress of the installation and then displays the final installation page.
16.
Click the Finish button.
17.
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.
18.
For a client device with Windows, modify the VPN interface name to NETGEAR-VPN:
a. On your computer, go to the Networks page. If you are using Windows 10, select
Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center > Change adapter settings.
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.
For more information about using OpenVPN on your Windows computer, visit
https://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/howto.html#quick
.
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Install OpenVPN Software on Your Mac Computer
You must install this software on each Mac computer that you plan to use for VPN connections to your router.
To install VPN client software on your Mac computer:
1.
Launch a web browser from a WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device that is connected to the network.
2.
Enter orbilogin.com.
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.
Make sure that the Enable VPN Service check box is selected.
6.
Specify any VPN service settings on the page.
For more information, see
Specify VPN Service in the Router
7.
Click the FOR MAC OS button to download the OpenVPN configuration files.
8.
Visit
https://tunnelblick.net/index.htm
l to download the OpenVPN client utility for Mac OS X.
9.
Download and install the file.
10.
Unzip the configuration files that you downloaded and copy them to the folder where the
VPN client is installed on your device.
The client utility must be installed by a user with administrative priviledges.
For more information about using OpenVPN on your Mac computer, visit
https://openvpn.net/index.php/access-server/docs/admin-guides/183-how-to-connect-toaccess-server-from-a-mac.html
.
Install OpenVPN Software on an iOS Device
You must install this software on each iOS device that you plan to use for VPN connections to your router.
To install VPN client software on an iOS device:
1.
Launch a web browser from a WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device that is connected to the network.
2.
Enter orbilogin.com.
A login window opens.
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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 Service page displays.
5.
Make sure that the Enable VPN Service check box is selected.
6.
Specify any VPN service settings on the page.
For more information, see
Specify VPN Service in the Router
7.
Click the FOR SMART PHONE button to download the OpenVPN configuration files.
8.
On your iOS device, download and install the OpenVPN Connect app from the Apple app store.
9.
On your computer, unzip the configuration files that you downloaded and send the files to your iOS device.
Note that when you open the .ovpn file, a list of apps displays. Select the OpenVPN
Connect app to open the .ovpn file.
For more information about using OpenVPN on your iOS device, visit
http://www.vpngate.net/en/howto_openvpn.aspx#ios
.
Install OpenVPN Software on an Android Device
You must install this software on each Android device that you plan to use for VPN connections to your router.
To install VPN client software on an Android device:
1.
Launch a web browser from a WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device that is connected to the network.
2.
Enter orbilogin.com.
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.
Make sure that the Enable VPN Service check box is selected.
6.
Specify any VPN service settings on the page.
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