NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Nighthawk r7500 vpn setup
I'm new to VPN but learn quickly. I'm trying to setup VPN on my router for a layer of security for my home. I am getting error messeges with openVPN. Following the instructions on the router, many for...
After reading a LOT of information I decided to sell my R7500 and buy a R7000P I flashed it with DD-WRT and was done in about an hour... Super easy. I'm not sure why Netgear does not have more functionality built in the standard interface. Thank you all for the replies.
I believe the Windows VPN client needs to be TAP, so you have the VPN server set to TAP on the router, right?
Searching that error seems to bring up a host of different problems/suggestions on the web.
One thing you could try is using a consolidated .ovpn file that contains all the necessary certificates embedded inline in the body. I've had good luck with those, rather than the separate client, server, certificat authority, key, etc. cert files. http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.network.openvpn.user/32469
After reading a LOT of information I decided to sell my R7500 and buy a R7000P I flashed it with DD-WRT and was done in about an hour... Super easy. I'm not sure why Netgear does not have more functionality built in the standard interface. Thank you all for the replies.