Use VPN to Access Your Network
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Nighthawk AC1900
Smart WiFi Router
To open a VPN tunnel on your WIndows computer:
1.
Launch the OpenVPN application with administrator privileges.
The OpenVPN icon displays in the Windows taskbar.
Tip:
You can create a shortcut to the VPN program, then in the settings for
the shortcut and select the
run as administrator
check box. Then
every time your launch this shortcut, OpenVPN automatically runs
with administrator privileges.
2.
Right-click the OpenVPN icon.
A menu displays:
3.
Select
Connect
.
The VPN connection is established. You can do the following:
•
Launch an Internet browser and log in to your router.
•
Use Windows File Manager to access the router’s USB drive and download files.
