Netgear WAC124 User Manual For Firmware version less than 1.0.4.2 - Page 203
Router mode: Install the OpenVPN client utility and VPN configuration files on a Mac, In Windows
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AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124 9. Unzip the configuration files and copy them to the folder in which the OpenVPN client utility is installed. 10. Modify the VPN interface name to NETGEAR-VPN by doing the following: a. In Windows, open Network Connection or Network and Sharing Center. The network connection information displays. b. In the local area connection list, find the local area connection with the device name TAP-Windows Adapter. c. Change the name of the associated local area connection to NETGEAR-VPN. Make sure that you change the name of the local area connection, not the device name (TAP-Windows Adapter). If you do not change the local area connection name, the VPN connection to the access point/router will fail. The computer is now ready to for you to set up a VPN connection to the access point/router. For more information about using OpenVPN on a Windows-based computer, visit openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/howto.html#quick. Router mode: Install the OpenVPN client utility and VPN configuration files on a Mac To download and install the OpenVPN client utility and the access point/router's VPN configuration files on a Mac: 1. Visit code.google.com/p/tunnelblick/, download the OpenVPN client utility for a Mac, and install it on the Mac. You might need administrative privileges to install the OpenVPN client utility. 2. Open a web browser from the Mac, which must be connected to the access point/router network. 3. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net in the address field. If you are not connected to the access point/router network but to the same network as the access point/router, enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point/router. If you do not know the IP address, see Find the IP address of the access point/router on page 29. The Sign-In page displays. You are prompted to sign in with your NETGEAR account. If the access point/router is not connected to the Internet, you are prompted to sign in with the local login credentials (see Log in to the access point/router when it is not connected to the Internet on page 28). Router Mode: Set up VPN 203 Connections with OpenVPN User Manual