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macounwr
Tutor
Aug 25, 2015

Using a CA SSL Certificate (from NameCheap) to enable SSL VPN

I am trying to enable SSL VPN on FVS336G. I have taken the trouble to obtain a certificate, and I have registered a corresponding domain that resolves to the static IP address of my router.   I u...
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JohnRo's avatar
JohnRo
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Aug 27, 2015

Hello macounwr, 

 

 

It is either you have a version 1 hardware of the FVS336G or the firmware you are using is way behind. The certificate you uploaded looks good to me, remove the VPN configuration and run it using the instructions on this link. 

 

Hope this one helps, if you have more questions feel free to ask. 

 

Thanks, 

  • macounwr's avatar
    macounwr
    Tutor
    Aug 27, 2015

    My router is a version 1, and the firmware I am running is the latest version available.

     

    I clicked the link, but I was presented a login challenge, and it is apparently different than my login for this forum, so I was unable to get to it.

     

    Can you please post the instructions here?

     

    Thanks,

    • JohnRo's avatar
      JohnRo
      NETGEAR Employee Retired
      Aug 27, 2015

      Hello macounwr, 

       

      Sorry, I missed removing the login form. The link should be accessible now, it is a bit long and contains some images so it is much better to be opened on another tab/window. 

       

      I'll look forward to your response. 

       

      Thanks, 

      • macounwr's avatar
        macounwr
        Tutor
        Aug 27, 2015

        In fact, I followed a script like this in setting up SSL VPN, and I am in fact able to log in, and get to the screen with the VPN Java applet. I get messages along the way saying the certificate is not good, but I can step past them by accepting the risks.

         

        When I get to the Java app, however, it does not seem to met me override the block, which is why I was trying to figure out what was bad about the certificate.

         

        I will do screen shots of the specific messages tomorrow, and post them.

         

        Thanks again for helping me solve this.

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