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Use VPN to Access Your Network 
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 Nighthawk AC1900
 Smart WiFi Router
2. 
Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
3. 
Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4. 
Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VPN Service.
5. 
On the VPN screen, select the Enable VPN Service radio button.
6. 
Scroll down to the Clients will use this VPN connection to access section, and select the All 
sites on the Internet & Home Network radio button. 
When you access the Internet with the VPN connection, instead of using a local Internet 
service, you use the Internet service from your home network.
7. 
Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
8. 
Click For Windows or For Non Windows button and download the configuration files for 
your VPN clients.
9. 
Unzip the configuration files and copy them to the folder where the VPN client is installed on 
your device. 
For a client device with Windows 64-bit system, the VPN client is installed at 
C:\Program files\OpenVPN\config\ by default.
Block VPN Client Internet Access in the Router
By default, the router is set up this way. It allows VPN connections only to your home 
network, not to the Internet service for your home network. If you changed this setting to 
allow Internet access, you can change it back.
To allow VPN clients to access only your home network:
1. 
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. 
Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
3. 
Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4. 
Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VPN Service.
5. 
Select the Enable VPN Service radio button.