Operation Manual

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Nighthawk DST AC1900 DST Router and DST Adpater Model R7300DST
Use WPS With the Push Button Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Use WPS With the PIN Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
View or Change the DST Adapter’s WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
View or Change DST Adapter Advanced WiFi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Set Up a WiFi Access List for the DST Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
View Wired and WiFi Network Devices Connected to the DST Adapter. . . . . 221
Set Up the DST Adapter to Use a Static IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Chapter 16 Use VPN to Access Your Network
Set Up a VPN Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Specify VPN Service in the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Install OpenVPN Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Install OpenVPN Software on Your Windows Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Install OpenVPN Software on Your Mac Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Use a VPN Tunnel on Your Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Use VPN to Access the DST Router’s USB Drive and Media From Windows. . 230
Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Set Up VPN Client Internet Access in the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Block VPN Client Internet Access in the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Use a VPN Tunnel to Access Your Internet Service at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Chapter 17 Manage Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
Manage Port Forwarding to a Local Server for Services and Applications. . . 234
Forward Incoming Traffic for a Default Service or Application . . . . . . . . . . 234
Add a Port Forwarding Rule With a Custom Service or Application . . . . . . 235
Change a Port Forwarding Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Remove a Port Forwarding Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
How the DST Router Implements the Port Forwarding Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Manage Port Triggering for Services and Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Add a Port Triggering Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Enable Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Change a Port Triggering Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Remove a Port Triggering Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Specify the Time-Out for Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Disable Port Triggering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Chapter 18 DST Router Troubleshooting
Contact Geek Squad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Quick Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Sequence to Restart Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Check Ethernet Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
WiFi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Troubleshoot With the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249