Enter the network name, password and click "Create".

Step 2: Ask your friends to join the network
Send your friends the name of the Radmin VPN network and the password to join to this network.

Step 3: Run The Forest

Step 4: Add the game to the firewall exceptions
You need to add rules to the firewall. Open "Radmin VPN -> System -> Firewall Exceptions" and add "TheForest.exe" to the exceptions.

Step: 5 Host the game
Go to The Forest main menu and click "Multiplayer".

Click "Host Game".

Click "New Game".

Select game mode you want.

Enter "Game Name" and choose number of the players. Click "Create Lobby".

Click "Start Game".

Game client setup

Step 1: Install Radmin VPN and connect to the network
Download and install Radmin VPN. In the main Radmin VPN window, click "Join Network". Enter the Network Name and Password and click "Join". 

Make sure you and your friends are on the same network.

Step 2: Run The Forest

Step 3: Add Rules to the Firewall
You need to add rules to the firewall. Open "Radmin VPN -> System -> Firewall Exceptions" and add "TheForest.exe" to the exceptions.

Step 4: Join the game
Go to The Forest main menu and click "Multiplayer".

Click "Join game".

Select "Dedicated (LAN)" option.

Find your game and click "Join".