The files will copy over to your iOS device (assuming it is connected to your computer). Then select OpenVPN and add the four files that were in the smartphone zipped file you downloaded and unzipped (see above). Then scroll past the Apps section and down to the File Sharing section. You do this via iTunes.Ĭlick on your device within iTunes and choose the Apps menu. Once you have the OpenVPN Connect app on your device, you need to connect your device to your computer in order to get the OpenVPN configuration certificates and files onto the device. Get that installed on your iPhone or iPad.ĭo note, there are instructions within the NETGEAR page, but mine are a bit more detailed with pretty pictures (grin).
#Netgear r8500 download
Next, head over to the appropriate App Store (in this case, I’m on iTunes) and download the free OpenVPN Connect app. This will download a zipped file that contains (note: names may be different from what is shown below): Now that you have the VPN enabled (and don’t forget to hit the “Apply” button at the top of the screen), you should download the “For Smart Phone” OpenVPN configuration file. And I left the “Auto” setting for “VPN connections to access.”Įasy, right? 3 – Get the OpenVPN configuration file on your device I left all of the other configuration items as is with the ports, etc. So, click the checkbox to “Enable VPN Service”.
#Netgear r8500 how to
Just a quick side note, I use Tunnelblick for my OpenVPN connections on my Mac and it works great! I’m not going to talk about how to configure for Windows or Mac though, this is all about smartphones and tablets (and, sorry, I don’t have an Android device to test this with – so I’m just going to show how to do this with iOS). You can now download OpenVPN configuration packages for: Windows, Non-Windows (like a Mac) and for Smartphones. NETGEAR has simplified the screens a bit with less “documentation” on the screen (see the R7500 above for how it used to look like). Once you have set up the Dynamic DNS service, you can set up the VPN Service. Once you have the Dynamic DNS service configured and tested that it’s working, you can move on to configuring the VPN Service on the router. On your remote device, the configuration file has to be able to easily find you home router through a name (not IP address since IP addresses change). You must have one of these configured to be able to use the OpenVPN service. You can choose from three DNS services: NETGEAR, or. Within the R8500’s Advanced configuration screen, go over to Advanced Setup and click on the Dynamic DNS menu item. 1 – Set up a Dynamic DNS service on the R8500 However, this functionality could potentially be added to other NETGEAR WiFi routers which currently support OpenVPN on Mac/PCs.Īnyway, so for now, you can only get this on the R8500 (as far as I know). I quickly checked to see if any other NETGEAR WiFi routers have had this OpenVPN/smartphone connectivity recently added via a firmware update, but didn’t see anything.
Here’s how to do it! Enable OpenVPN on NETGEAR Router The setup really just takes a few minutes.
#Netgear r8500 update
This is quite an important update as it allows you to encrypt the traffic on your smartphone when you are out and about. Well, NETGEAR released a firmware update for the R8500/Nighthawk X8 (version 1.0.2.54 – release notes) to enable OpenVPN connections with iOS and Android smartphones! The only thing missing from this puzzle was the smartphone connection. This enables you to not only remotely access your home network in a secure manner, but it also encrypts your traffic when you are using a potentially insecure public network. One of the great features that it has is the ability to run OpenVPN on Mac’s and PC’s. I have been using the NETGEAR R8500 WiFi router as my primary WiFi router at home.
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