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VPN Availability
I find it unbelievable that this new, extremely expensive router is nuetered to only allow a single VPN provider (PureVPN) as an option. This limits my interest in this routerfor business and personal use. Surely Negear will have a workaround for this or is this part of the expected monopoly process? I may return this unit and find another router based solely on this VPN limitation. Don't misunderstand my intent here; the router is great, the options for VPN providers is criminal!
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- Completely agree. I just paid $500 for this router and it's locked to s single VPN provider on the client side???
Answered at least xx times before.
As per a previous reply in this thread from a bout 23 January 2019 https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Pro-Gaming-Routers/XR500-Custom-VPN/m-p/1694701/highlight... Custom VPN is available on all firmware (starting from about 2.3.2.40).
There is a guide DumaOS Optimal Settings Guide: Hybrid VPN - This guide will help you setup Hybrid VPN on your DumaOS... the ability to import virtually any typical VPN service provider OpenVPN configuration.
Hybrid VPN -> Set-up -> AdvancedHas anyone done this successfully yet,using a different VPN...???? As quoted in the https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Pro-Gaming-Routers/XR500-Custom-VPN/m-p/1694701/highlight/true#M7596,http://support.netduma.com/support/solutions/articles/16000087492--dumaos-optimal-settings-guide-hybrid-vpn...please let me know which you you used..etc..
Thanks in advance
Replaced a Linksys EA9200 AC 3200 Tri-Band that kept dropping devices,our phones or tablets ,requiring to resign on again,spent 3 hours with support could not get into router software,fianlly after 5 restarts of my pc,i was able to reset everything and it did the same thing within an hour. It was 6 mos old refurbished,supposedly by linksys.finally they agreed to give me my money back,not send a newer model,or exchange with cash for a newer model. but a an RMA for cash return..
This router took 10 minutes to setup,sign on all our device,printers,tablets,pc,laptop and phones,and tv's...no problems.at all
Why is this so rare?
They all should do thid no matter eho makes them,but appearently only Netgear knows how to do it correctly..... :smileyvery-happy:
Thanks Netgear...
- Where do u live for it to be $500 because I live in ny and I think anybody would agree nothing is cheap here I bought it from Best buy to 1 of the most well known businesses known for being pricey for electronics compared to other companies tht is but I paid $300 and the nighthawk ax12 is the best ax software router on the market available so I am interested where u got the 1 u bought from because u got robbed
Sorry of this is stupid question, but after reading the user guide it appears that the RAX 120/200 routers stil require open vpn to be configured on Mac or Windows PC etc,
Is there a VPN client that will connect to the VPN provider and not require any VPN configuration on the LAN devices . EG Open VPN client configured and running on the router NOT the PC etc
- You mean like a third party OpenVPN profile for the likes of Nord, Express etc?
- If you want Support for third party OpenVPN profiles you may need to buy an Asus router as Netgear does not support that, except some that only allow you to use PureVPN, but it’s terrible inconsistent and I’d not recommend it.
I had a suggestion in the Suggestions forum section asking for third party VPN support you can vote on that.
Thank you for the review. I'm not wasting my money on this router. That is the reason why I am moving away from this company. Kudos to you.
- Before I signed on to the Premier beta program, I checked to see if the RAX120 would support my VPN pref, that is Nord VPN. Yes, I was told. Why pay this kind of money for a router that you can’t configure with your own VPN? I’m checking out routers at the site below:
https://www.flashrouters.com/
