Manual Netgear R7500 Nighthawk X4 (page 6 of 170) (English)

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Nighthawk X4 AC2350 Smart WiFi Router

Specify the IP Addresses That the Router Assigns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Manage Reserved LAN IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Reserve an IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Edit a Reserved IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Delete a Reserved IP Address Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Specify Basic WiFi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Change the WiFi Mbps Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Change the WiFi Password or Security Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Set Up a Guest WiFi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Enable a Video Guest WiFi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Control the Wireless Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Use the WiFi On/Off Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Enable or Disable the Wireless Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Set Up a Wireless Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Specify WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Use the Router in Bridge Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Chapter 12 Use VPN to Access Your Network

Set Up a VPN Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Specify VPN Service in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Install OpenVPN Software on Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Use a VPN Tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Device and Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Set Up VPN Client Internet Access in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Block VPN Client Internet Access in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Use a VPN Tunnel to Access Your Internet Service at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Chapter 13 Specify Internet Port Settings

Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Edit a Port Forwarding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Delete a Port Forwarding Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

How the Router Implements the Port Forwarding Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Set Up Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Add a Port Triggering Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Enable Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Chapter 14 Troubleshooting

Quick Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Sequence to Restart Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

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