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Use VPN to Access Your Network

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Nighthawk X4 AC2350 Smart WiFi Router

Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Device and Media

 To access a USB device and download files:

1. In Windows file manager

, select the Network folder.

The network resources display. The ReadySHARE icon is in the Computer section and

the remote R7500 icon is in the Media Devices section (if DLNA is enabled in the router).

2. If the icons do not display, click the Refresh button to update the screen.

If the local LAN and the remote LAN are using the same IP scheme, the remote R7500

icon does not display in the Media Devices and Network Infrastructure sections.

3. T

o access the USB device, click the ReadySHARE icon.

4. T

o access media on the router’s network, click the R7500 icon.

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.

Nighthawk 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.

Set Up 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 setting to allow Internet access. Accessing the Internet remotely through a

VPN might be slower than accessing the Internet directly.

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Netgear R7500 User Manual Page 145