Use VPN to Access Your Network
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AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas
To allow VPN clients to use your home Internet service:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
http://www.routerlogin.net
or
http://www.routerlogin.com
.
A login screen displays.
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 screen displays.
4.
Select
ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VPN Service
.
The VPN screen displays.
5.
Select the
Enable VPN Service
radio button.
6.
Scroll down to the Clients will use this VPN connection to access section, and select the
All
sites on the Internet & Home Network
radio button.
When you access the Internet with the VPN connection, instead of using a local Internet
service, you use the Internet service from your home network.
7.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
8.
Click the
For Windows
or
For Non Windows
button and download the configuration files
for your VPN clients.
9.
Unzip the configuration files 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.
Block VPN Client Internet Access in the Router
By default, the router is set up to allow VPN connections only to your home network, not to
the Internet service for your home network. If you changed this setting to allow Internet
access, you can change it back.
To allow VPN clients to access only your home network:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
http://www.routerlogin.net
or
http://www.routerlogin.com
.
A login screen displays.
3.
Enter the router user name and password.
