Which VPN app will work with my Orbi Mesh?

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The folks at Express VPN said their product might "brick" my router. Does anyone have a suggestion for a strong VPN application for this product? I will download to a Mac.

Firmware V2.7.0.70

Thanks,

Stu

Retired_Member · Answer

The Orbi is already behind the local provider's fiber optic modem/router. There is a way to do this for iOS use, but I don't want to go through the firmware transition without any confidence that it will work. I wouldn't know how to restore the Netgear firmware should it be a disiaster.&nbsp;&nbsp;Here's the best link I've been able to find, &nbsp;but it starts out clear and ends in mud (for me.) I need the configuration in the router as that's where the Apple TV is connected, and am not interested in iOS solutions.&nbsp;https://kb.netgear.com/31489/How-do-I-use-VPN-on-my-Orbi-system-with-my-iOS-device&nbsp;Thanks,Stu

CrimpOn · Answer

Alas, this link describes how to set up the Orbi as a VPN "host", so that devices from outside the LAN can connect into the Orbi LAN through a VPN tunnel.&nbsp; I use this when I am away from home and want to check on my Orbi network, IP cameras, servers, etc.What you want is a VPN "client" package, which the Netgear firmware does not support.&nbsp;ExpressVPN has a solution specifically for AppleTV: https://www.expressvpn.com/vpn-software/vpn-apple-tv&nbsp;Says it is a "Risk Free" trial.&nbsp; What do you have to lose?&nbsp;I need to state again that I have no idea if using a VPN will do what you want.&nbsp; If Hulu is smart enough to know that you are not in the US, maybe they are smart enough to know that you are going through a VPN.

FURRYe38 · Answer

I would make contact with the various VPN mfrs out there to see what routers they work on. They will have this information.

https://kb.netgear.com/31489/How-do-I-use-VPN-on-my-Orbi-system-with-my-iOS-device

CrimpOn · Answer

Retired_Member&nbsp;wrote:The folks at Express VPN said their product might "brick" my router. Does anyone have a suggestion for a strong VPN application for this product? I will download to a Mac.Assuming that by VPN you want to have every device in your local LAN use a VPN when going to the internet, then Express VPN will not "brick" the Orbi.&nbsp; It simply cannot be installed.&nbsp; There is no VPN "client" software that will run on the Netgear firmware.&nbsp; None.There is an alternate (3rd party) firmware for the Orbi RBR50 router which includes two VPN clients (OpenVPN and Wireguard.&nbsp; Changing from Netgear firmware to Voxel firmware is not for the faint of heart.&nbsp; People who use it seem mostly happy.&nbsp; (I have run it on my 2nd Orbi as a test and it went fine for me.&nbsp; That said, "opinions are like a****.&nbsp; Everybody has one.")&nbsp;But I wonder, what is the pressing need to have every device in the house use VPN? The television?&nbsp; Thermostat?&nbsp; Lightbulbs?&nbsp; Almost everything that goes across the internet these days is encrypted.&nbsp; The bid advantage of VPN is to hide where traffic is coming from.&nbsp; I would think the web browsers are what matters in this regard.&nbsp;Anyway: Netgear firmware - NO.&nbsp; 3rd party: Yes.

Retired_Member · Answer

I am located outside the US and trying to access US internet using Apple TV to run HULU and other TV apps that require a US IP. These services will not allow access from my current location. Thanks.

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Which VPN app will work with my Orbi Mesh?

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