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abc888
Jul 18, 2020Aspirant
Nighthawk ax12 rax200 and VPN installation
Hi there, have an existing ExpressVPN subscription and would like to install it on my router. Can it be done for this parricular router? Thanks
rinthos
Jul 19, 2020Luminary
abc888 wrote:
Hi there, have an existing ExpressVPN subscription and would like to install it on my router. Can it be done for this parricular router? Thanks
ExpressVPN does not have firmware for the RAX200 router published at this time. Also make sure you take note of their warning:
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Important: Installing any third-party firmware, such as ExpressVPN for routers, could invalidate your warranty. Check with the manufacturer if this is a concern. "
If you just use Express VPN client on Windows or Mac systems, they will work, but not the router feature. If it helps, I don't believe any Wifi 6 routers from any vendors are currently supported by Express VPN...you'll want to get older hardware (see ExpressVPN's site, I believe the most modern one they support is the R7000P Netgear router.
May want to check with ExpressVPN or FlashRouter, but I would highlight that even though the hardware may appear to be Netgear, it won't be supported in any way by Netgear given it's all modified firmware.
Hope this helps answer your question and give you options.
- abc888Jul 26, 2020AspirantThanks much, rinthos.
Aside from a possible updated firmware from ExpressVPN for wifi6 routers, is it possible for Nighthawk ax12 rax 200 to support the OpenVPN protocol?
Appreciate your inputs. Thanks