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compwolf
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Apr 11, 2017
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Can the Nighthawk X6 r7900 be configured to VPN and route traffic to another network over the WAN?

I know you can VPN into the local network through the router.  But can the Nighthawk X6 r7900 be configured to VPN and route traffic to another network over the WAN?     Thanks, Lee
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  • JamesGL's avatar
    JamesGL
    Apr 16, 2017

    Hi compwolf,

     

    Yes that is correct. The router can be VPN passthrough but not as a client. You may need to have client software on your devices connected to the router.

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JamesGL
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Apr 13, 2017

Hi compwolf,

 

The devices can be configured as VPN server but connect be use as a VPN client. 

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JamesGL
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Apr 16, 2017

Hi compwolf,

 

Yes that is correct. The router can be VPN passthrough but not as a client. You may need to have client software on your devices connected to the router.

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    JamesGL
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    Apr 23, 2017

    Hi compwolf,

     

    We’d greatly appreciate hearing your feedback letting us know if you need further assistance.

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      compwolf
      Aspirant
      Apr 28, 2017

      Since I cannot use a VPN client to connect into my router, I'll need to get rid of the Nighthawk X6 r7900.  I have heard that the r8000 does do VPN client outbound.  Is that true?  It might be a viable replacement

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        JamesGL
        NETGEAR Employee Retired
        May 03, 2017

        Hi compwolf,

         

        All NETGEAR routers are VPN passthrough but not client. Nighthawk routers like R8000 can be VPN server via the OpenVPN feature but not as a client.