Use A Vpn Tunnel On A Windows Computer - NETGEAR D8500 User Manual

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.
For more information, see
6. Click the For non-Windows button to download the OpenVPN configuration files.
Step 9 provides information about what to do with the downloaded OpenVPN configuration files.
7. To download the OpenVPN client utility for Mac OS X, visit https://tunnelblick.net/.
8. Download and install the file.
9. Unzip the configuration files that you downloaded in Step 6 and copy them to the folder in which the
OpenVPN client utility is installed on your computer.
The client utility must be installed by a user with administrative privileges.
For more information about using OpenVPN on a Mac computer, visit
server/docs/admin-guides/183-how-to-connect-to-access-server-from-a-mac.html.

Use a VPN Tunnel on a Windows Computer

After you set up the modem router to use VPN and install the OpenVPN application on your computer, you can
open a VPN tunnel from your computer to your modem router over the Inter
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 modem 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
Manage the Modem Routers's LAN IP Address Settings
To open a VPN tunnel:
1. Launch the OpenVPN application with administrator privileges.
AC5300 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D8500
Specify VPN Service in the Modem Router
Use VPN to Access Your Network
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openvpn.net/index.php/access-
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