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[Orbi RBR750] VPNs don't work over guest network
I have a RBR752 with a router/satellite setup in AP mode and the guest wifi enabled (FW version V4.6.11.1). I can't manage to get VPNs to work on devices connected over the guest network, even thou...
Thanks for replying. Can you elaborate a bit? The link doesn't really imply that VPNs are disabled in AP mode, just that some setting about them (maybe directly routing all traffic through the network via the VPN?) is grayed out.
I can connect via VPNs just fine in AP mode, just not on the guest network.
I don't believe any VPN configurations are supported on the Guest Network in any mode. Most home Guest Networks have direct access to the WAN side of the router so any VPN that's needed would just pass thru and any configuration would probably be done on the client device.
Configuring the VPN on the client device is exactly what I'm doing: I have an Android device connected on the guest network, but can't get to work NordVPN or BlokadaPlus or any other VPN app that proves the client device configuration. I'm not trying to set up a VPN on the router side to tunnel all connected devices connections.
Something to discuss with the Mfr of the VPN application.
Check the host routers configuration as well.
If the Orbi is in AP mode, then all it's doing is working as a pass thru or tunnel and would be passing all data thru the pipe to the host router.
Guest Network should be grayed out in AP mode.
I'll try to check this with the ISP. However, Guest Network is not grayed out in AP mode -- and it actually works normally apart from VPN connections.