Netgear RAXE290 User Manual - Page 161
Use VPN to access your Internet service at home, Allow VPN client Internet access in the router
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Nighthawk AXE7300 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Router Model RAXE290 If you download the configuration files to your computer, unzip the files, and send them your Android device. 8. On your Android device, open the .ovpn file and import it into the OpenVPN Connect app. You can now open a VPN tunnel to the router. For more information about using OpenVPN on your Android device, visit https://www.vpngate.net/en/howto_openvpn.aspx#android. Use VPN to access your Internet service at home When you're away from home and you access the Internet, you usually use a local Internet service provider. For example, at a coffee shop you might be given a code that lets you use the coffee shop's Internet service account to surf the web. Your router lets you use a VPN connection to access your own Internet service when you're away from home. You might want to do this if you travel to a geographic location that doesn't support all the Internet services that you use at home. For example, your Netflix account might work at home but not in a different country. Allow VPN client Internet access in the router By default, the router is set up to allow VPN connections only to your home network, but you can change the settings to allow Internet access. Accessing the Internet remotely through a VPN might be slower than accessing the Internet directly. To allow VPN clients to use your home Internet service: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. 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. Use OpenVPN to Access Your 161 Network User Manual