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7. To change the TAP mode settings, do the following:
• To change the TAP mode service type, select the UDP or TCP radio button.
The default protocol for TAP mode is UDP.
• To change the TAP mode service port, type the port number that you want to
use in the field.
The default port number for TAP mode is 12974. The TAP port number is used
in the .ovpn file of the OpenVPN configuration software package for Windows
clients.
8. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved. VPN is enabled in the router, but you must install and set
up OpenVPN software on your device before you can use a VPN connection.
Install OpenVPN software on a VPN client
You must install OpenVPN software on each Windows-based computer, Mac computer,
iOS device, and Android device that you plan to use for VPN connections to your router.
Each computer or device is called a VPN client.
The software consists of the application software and the configuration files:
• Download and install the application software from the link that is provided in each
client-specific section.
• Download and install the configuration files from the router as described in each
client-specific section. The configuration files provide the correct router configuration
information for the client utility. You must download the configuration files after you
enable and configure OpenVPN service in the router (see Enable OpenVPN service
in the router on page 130).
Note: If you later change the OpenVPN configuration in the router (for example,
you change the TUN or TAP port number), you must download and install the .ovpn
configuration file again on each client, depending on its operating system. If you
change the TUN port number in the router, the .ovpn configuration file for Mac and
non-Windows clients changes. If you change the TAP port number in the router, the
.ovpn configuration file for Windows clients changes.
Install OpenVPN software on a Windows-based computer
You must install both the OpenVPN client utility and OpenVPN configuration files on
each Windows-based computer where you want to use a VPN connection to your router.
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