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When searching how to enable Netgear's built in vpn, I only find a 4+ year old link
I have RAX10 4-Stream AX1800 WiFi 6 Router for my wifi and it says it has a built in VPN of some sort. When searching how to enable the Netgear router's built in VPN, I found a discussion from 2016 ...
Charr wrote:
That whole routerlogin website just gives me bad phishing vibes.
To add to the sound advice from microchip8, that it isn't a "website" as most people know it, as in something out their on the "wild west web".
You can even get there with your router unplugged from the nasty planet.
It is just the browser's way into the graphical user interface (GUI) that lets you manage the device.
Netgear, and others, use those addresses to make life easier for users. Saying "go to routerlogin" is easier than saying"go to 192.168.1.1", especially when there are times when those numbers won't work. Modem/routers can use different numbers for example.
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