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Retired_Member's avatar
Retired_Member
Jul 23, 2021

Insight VPN Solution for MacOS

I am a current Netgear Insight customer and have purchased several Netgear Insight devices including: (2) BR500 routers, (3) GC728XP switches, and (3) WAC510 for a small business I volunteer for. I've setup my organization with all Netgear devices because I was tired of the price of Cisco SOHO gear and the reliability. The organization I support has invested quite a lot of money for a small business to build a network that is now built around Netgear's Insight managed devices, but now I feel like I may have made a mistake. Last year I tried setting up a client VPN connection on my Mac and was having trouble. I noticed there were a lot of people having issues on this forum when Apple changed their OS and Netgear no longer supported the changes. I saw several posts on the community forums that Netgear was working on a solution. Like others I've been waiting very patiently and even purchased another BR500 so that I could at least create a site-to-site VPN from my home to the organization I support, but now I see a message that says MacOS is just not supported anymore. I really need a client VPN solution that allows me to connect while I travel. Are there any plans to update support for an Insight VPN client for the MacOS? Are there any workarounds like an IPSec VPN setup?

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  • DaneA's avatar
    DaneA
    NETGEAR Employee Retired

    Retired_Member,

     

    As a workaround for the VPN Client, you may want to try using Open VPN.  

     

     

    Regards,

     

    DaneA
    NETGEAR Community Team

    • Retired_Member's avatar
      Retired_Member

      I've tried using Open VPN, but I haven't been able to get it to work.

      • DaneA's avatar
        DaneA
        NETGEAR Employee Retired

        Retired_Member,

         

        Found this old community post here that might help you.  

         

         

        Regards,

         

        DaneA

        NETGEAR Community Team

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