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Setting up a VPN---ORBI RBR20
Model version: RBR-20 ORBI AC 2200 Firmware v2.5.1.16 Windows 10 Latest version update 2004. I see that there is considerable amount discussion regarding VPN; My question are there VPN (paid/free)...
CrimpOn, thanks for your reply. Maybe i am not describing well with what i am looking to do. Currently, i have two systems, a laptop that runs on our WiFi and a desktop that is connected directly to the ORBI. While i see your point, I am uncertain which way is the better approach. So, what i am trying to do is set up a VPN that covers ONLY these two systems so that we can conduct financial transactions with some ease. I see many paid VPN's that cover up to 5 systems and this not the way i want to go but instead a very limited approach. Does this make any sense? Since i am currrently, running W10 Home with latest update; I am hoping that i can utilize the free built in VPN? Thanks again.
LaSabana wrote:So, what i am trying to do is set up a VPN that covers ONLY these two systems so that we can conduct financial transactions with some ease. I see many paid VPN's that cover up to 5 systems and this not the way i want to go but instead a very limited approach.
What you want to do is very clear. Unfortunately, that is not what the Orbi's OpenVPN feature does. Orbi OpenVPN provide "in" and you want "out". Even if there were some software that could be loaded to make the Orbi a "VPN Client", you would still need to have access to a VPN Host, which is where the fee comes in.
I am not convinced that VPN is a requirement to make financial transactions secure. Most financial institution web sites are secured (i.e. https), and many of them allow for "2 factor authentication". The https encryption means that the conversation cannot be "snooped", and 2 factor authentication would keep someone from impersonating you even if they somehow learned your user ID and password.
I may be incorrect (often), but it seems to me that the principal selling point to VPN is that it obscures (hides) (a) where you are located (IP address), (b) what kind of browser you are using, and (c) other "stuff". The "tunnel" goes from your device to the VPN Host. From there, everything appears to be coming from the Host, rather than from you.
There are routers that can be set up as a VPN Client, but my impression is that you would still need to purchase access to a VPN service, which you can do already for the two computers.
Sorry.