How do I use a VPN on Orbi WiFi with my Windows client? | Answer

You should install Open VPN software on each Windows computer that you plan to use for VPN connections to your router.

To enable the VPN service:

1. Launch a web browser from a mobile device connected to your router’s network.
2. Enters orbilogin.com.
   The login window opens.
3. Enter the router’s username and password.
   Username is Supervisor. The default password is password. Username and password are case sensitive.
   The main home page is displayed.
4. Choose Advanced > Advanced Setup > VPN Service.
   The VPN page is displayed.
5. select file Enable VPN Service check box and click Application.
6. tap on for windows Button to download OpenVPN configuration files.
7. Visit https://openvpn.net/index.php/download/community-downloads.html to download the OpenVPN client tool.
8. In the Windows Installer section of the page, double-click File openVPN-install-xxx-exe Link.
9. Download and install Open VPN on your computer, and click openVPN-install-xxx-exe a file.
10. tap on the following button.
11. When prompted, read the license agreement and click I agree button.
12. Leave the check boxes checked and click the following button.
13. To select the destination folder, tap browse button and select the destination folder.
    The Windows Security window opens.
14. tap on Installations button.
    The window displays the progress of the installation and then displays the final installation page.
15. tap on finish button.
16. Unzip the configuration files you downloaded and copy them to the folder where the VPN client is installed on your device.
    For a 64-bit Windows client machine, the VPN client is installed at C:ProgramfilesOpenVPNconfig by default.
17. For a Windows client device, modify the VPN interface name to NETGEAR-VPN:
    1. On your computer, go to the Networks page.
       If you are using Windows 10, select Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center > Change adapter settings.
    2. In the local connection list, find the local area connection with the name of the device TAP-Windows Converter.
    3. Select the local area connection and change its name (not its device name) to NETGEAR-VPN.

       If you do not change the name of the VPN interface, the VPN tunnel connection fails.

For more information on using OpenVPN on your Windows PC, visit https://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/howto.html#quick.

Last update: 05/21/2021 | Article ID: 31487

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