Operation Manual

Use VPN to Access Your Network
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Nighthawk DST AC1900 DST Router and DST Adpater Model R7300DST
information about changing these settings, see Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings on
page 140.
 To open a VPN tunnel on your WIndows computer:
1. Launch the OpenVPN application with administrator privileges.
The OpenVPN icon displays in the Windows taskbar.
Tip: Y
ou can create a shortcut to the VPN program, then use the shortcut
to access the settings and select the run as administrator check
box. Then every time your launch this shortcut, OpenVPN
automatically runs with administrator privileges.
2. Right-click the OpenVPN icon.
3. Select Connect.
The VPN connection is established. You can do the following:
• Launch an Internet browser and log in to your DST router.
• Use Windows file manager to access the router
’s USB drive and download files.