Set up your personal FTP server................................................149
Set up FTP access through the Internet....................................149
Set up HTTPS access through the Internet....................................150
Access USB storage devices through the Internet.......................151
Chapter 11 Use OpenVPN to Access Your Network
About VPN connections..................................................................154
LAN IP addressing in VPN networks..............................................154
Enable OpenVPN service in the router..........................................155
Install OpenVPN software on a VPN client....................................156
Install OpenVPN software on a Windows-based computer....157
Install OpenVPN software on a Mac computer........................158
Install OpenVPN software on an iOS device............................159
Install OpenVPN software on an Android device....................160
Use VPN to access your Internet service at home........................161
Allow VPN client Internet access in the router.........................161
Block VPN client Internet access in the router.........................162
Use VPN to remotely access a USB storage device attached to the
router.................................................................................................163
Chapter 12 Manage port forwarding and port triggering
Manage port forwarding to a local server.....................................165
Set up port forwarding to a local server...................................165
Add a custom port forwarding service.....................................166
Edit a port forwarding service....................................................167
Delete a port forwarding entry..................................................168
Application example: Make a local web server public...........168
How the router implements the port forwarding rule.............169
Port triggering..................................................................................169
Add a port triggering service.....................................................170
Enable port triggering................................................................171
Application example: Port triggering for Internet relay chat port
triggering......................................................................................171
Chapter 13 Troubleshooting
Quick tips...........................................................................................174
Sequence to restart your network.............................................174
Check the power adapter and Ethernet cable connections...174
Check the WiFi settings..............................................................174
Check the network settings........................................................174
Troubleshoot with the LEDs............................................................175
Standard LED behavior when the router is powered on........175
Power LED is off or blinking.......................................................175
LEDs never turn off......................................................................175
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Nighthawk AXE7300 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Router Model RAXE290