Your Nighthawk Pro Gaming router lets you use a VPN connection to remotely access your Internet and home network when you're away from home.
To set up a VPN server for remote access on your Nighthawk Pro Gaming router:
- Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your router’s network.
- Enter www.routerlogin.net.
A login window displays. - Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The Dashboard displays. - Select Settings > Advanced Settings > VPN Service.
- Select the Enable VPN Service check box.
- In the Clients will use this VPN connection to access section, select the All sites on the Internet & Home Network radio button.
Note: When you access the Internet using the VPN connection, instead of using a local Internet service, you use the Internet service from your home network. - Click the Apply button.
- Click the For Windows, For non-Windows, or For Smart Phone button and download the configuration files for your VPN clients.
- Unzip the configuration files and copy them to the folder where the OpenVPN client is installed on your device.
Your VPN server for remote access to the Internet and your home network is set up.
For more information about Nighthawk Pro Gaming and DumaOS features:
- NETGEAR Nighthawk Pro Gaming home page
- What are the features of DumaOS on Nighthawk Pro Gaming routers?
Last Updated:07/07/2025
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