Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home......................139
Set Up VPN Client Internet Access in the Router.....................140
Block VPN Client Internet Access in the Router.......................140
Use a VPN Tunnel to Access Your Internet Service at Home..141
Chapter 12 Manage Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
Manage Port Forwarding to a Local Server..................................144
Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server.................................144
Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service...................................145
Edit a Port Forwarding Service...................................................146
Delete a Port Forwarding Entry..................................................147
Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public.........147
How the Router Implements the Port Forwarding Rule..........148
Port Triggering.................................................................................148
Add a Port Triggering Service....................................................149
Enable Port Triggering................................................................150
Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat port
triggering......................................................................................150
Chapter 13 Troubleshooting
Quick tips...........................................................................................153
Sequence to restart your network.............................................153
Check the power adapter and Ethernet cable connections...153
Check the WiFi settings..............................................................153
Check the network settings........................................................153
Troubleshoot with the LEDs............................................................154
Standard LED behavior when the router is powered on........154
Power LED is off or blinking.......................................................154
LEDs never turn off......................................................................154
Internet or Ethernet LAN port LEDs are off..............................155
WiFi LED is off..............................................................................155
You cannot log in to the router.......................................................155
You cannot access the Internet.......................................................156
Troubleshoot Internet browsing.....................................................158
Changes are not saved....................................................................158
Troubleshoot WiFi connectivity......................................................159
Troubleshoot your network using the ping utility........................159
Test the LAN path to your router...............................................159
Test the path from a Windows-based computer to a remote
device............................................................................................160
Chapter 14 Supplemental Information
Factory Settings................................................................................163
Technical Specifications..................................................................164
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Nighthawk AX4 4-Stream AX3000 WiFi Router