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bw2124
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Jan 02, 2017
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NetGear Nighthawk R7000 VPN Service grayed out

Hi Guys,    Networking noobie here. I am trying to enable my VPN service for my laptop and my phones but I see here that the service is grayed out..   Would you guys know what I can do to enable ...
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    netwrks
    Jan 02, 2017

    If it's in AP mode, try setting it back to router mode, disable DHCP and any WAN stuff (if required)  plug into a LAN port instead of the WAN and re-try. It will still be in router mode but acting as an AP...Make sure you give it an IP address so that it can be managed..