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mschmid4's avatar
mschmid4
Aspirant
May 20, 2020

Can Armor detect/alert/prevent VPN use?

I'm considering purchasing a Netgear router in hopes that the Armor service will work well for my needs. Can anyone tell me how it handles outbound VPNs? Can it detect if a device on the network is tunneling out? If so, will it provide alerts in this event? Finally, can those outbound VPNs be allowed or blocked, and is this on an individual VPN by VPN basis or a blanket rule VPNs ON/OFF? Thanks for your help.

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  • Christian_R's avatar
    Christian_R
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    May 26, 2020

    Hello mschmid4, 

     

    Thank you for your interest! Armor should have no effect on VPN services nor will it monitor the type of traffic you've mentioned. It essentially notifies/prevents any malicious activity and vulnerabilities.

     

    Christian  

    • mschmid4's avatar
      mschmid4
      Aspirant
      May 27, 2020
      Thanks for the response. I am sure it allows for VPNs just fine. I was more curious if it could detect them. Scenario being stopping kids from circumventing the parental controls.
      • mschmid4's avatar
        mschmid4
        Aspirant
        Aug 27, 2020

        In case anyone is searching for this in the future, I did end up buying an Orbi router and signing up for Armor and have the answer. Armor does not detect VPN usage or report on it. Likewise, it is not able to block it.