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Rickt1962's avatar
Rickt1962
Aspirant
Nov 28, 2016

Want to disable my wifi and add another unit

CG3000DV2 N450 has really bad wifi. So I want to be able to disconnect the wifi and add another Wifi which has AC/N which model should I get from Netgear that will plug into my N450 cable/router  ?

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  • TheEther's avatar
    TheEther
    Guru
    Nov 28, 2016

    Any router can be configured to operate as an Access Point.  Most of Netgear's routers even have an AP Mode setting for convenience.  It, then, comes down to your budget.

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    Rickt1962
    Aspirant
    Dec 23, 2016

    After weeks of thinking what is my next move !! Can the N450 just be a cable modem with out being a router . Because I really want to get VPN Client so all my computer are protected on my network to the Internet

    • TheEther's avatar
      TheEther
      Guru
      Dec 23, 2016

      It does not look possible for the CG3000DV2 to be used solely as a cable modem.  But that should not stop you from running a VPN client on your home network.  You can set things up so that devices send traffic to the VPN client and it sends everything through the VPN tunnel.

       

      But you should understand what you gain by using a VPN.  A VPN adds a layer of encryption on the traffic between your home network and the VPN provider.  This certainly will protect your traffic from your ISP's prying eyes.  But once the traffic arrives at the VPN provider, this encryption is removed before it continues its way out to the rest of the Internet, and it can again be snooped upon by prying eyes.  Of course, if the original traffic was encrypted, then you should be relatively safe, but then the value of VPN encryption is basically zero.  And it should go without saying that you can still download malware through a VPN.

       

      Of course, VPNs have other benefits, such as shifting your apparent location but as far as protection of a home network is concerned, your router's firewall is your main line of defense from hackers as well as antivirus/antimalware programs on your computers.