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BR200 Instant VPN
Hi, I'm a bit confused as to the Instant VPN capability of the BR200. It looks as it is not cabaple for this, only the BR500 seems to be, however, the BR500 seems to be replaced bay the BR200 an...
The article has been corrected. The BR200 is now removed from "This article applies to" section. Kindly access the article below to check:
How do I add a device to a VPN group in the Insight App?
Regards,
DaneA
NETGEAR Community Team
BR200 (Firmware Version: V5.10.0.5)
DaneA : Unfortunately this is still misleading. We bought 2 BR200 because of the stated Insight VPN capabilities. All these links below support the idea that BR200 is just as capable as BR500.
https://kb.netgear.com/000060312/How-do-I-install-the-NETGEAR-Insight-VPN-app?language=en_US
https://kb.netgear.com/000060551/How-do-I-buy-an-Insight-Instant-VPN-subscription-plan
https://kb.netgear.com/000060311/How-do-I-invite-someone-to-my-VPN-Group-in-the-Insight-Cloud-Portal
Even the marketing video below on the BR200 main product page suggests the same thing:
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/BR200
Fortunately it seems VPN can still be configured directly on the router:
But I think the documentation should be updated properly to make sure prospective buyers know exactly what they'll be getting.
Regards,
Miguel
Please be informed that Open VPN is different from Insight VPN. The BR200 supports Open VPN but NOT Insight VPN.
If ever you are not aware yet, let me share the article below and if you may want to replace your BR200, kindly follow the steps indicated:
Security Advisory for Multiple Security Vulnerabilities on BR200 and BR500, PSV-2021-0286
Regards,
DaneA
NETGEAR Community Team
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