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Shane_pilot's avatar
Shane_pilot
Aspirant
Aug 06, 2021

R6260 VPN SETUP ON IOS

I am trying to set up the VPN so that I can connect through my home network when I am away to securely access the internet. I have followed all the instructions but I cannot seem to get it setup on my iPhone because when I try to add the configuration files, I get the ‘ error parsing’. I need step by step instructions on how to over come this problem. Any one else successfully achieved this?

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  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Aug 07, 2021
    Shane_pilot wrote:
    I am trying to set up the VPN ....

     

    Which VPN?

     

    Shane_pilot wrote:
    I am trying to set up the VPN so that I can connect through my home network when I am away to securely access the internet.

    VPNs come in different types.

     

    The manual for the R6260 says that its "client-to-gateway tunnel" "lets you use the Internet to securely access your network when you aren’t home". This is not the same as using the home's Internet service while you are away.

     

    The R6260 is a pretty basic router, not one that gets the Nighthawk brand. You might get more help, and find earlier questions and answers specific to your device, in the appropriate section for your hardware.

    General WiFi Routers (Non-Nighthawk & Non-Orbi) - NETGEAR Communities

    In the meantime you could visit the support pages:

    Support | NETGEAR

    Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware. Look at the label on the device for the model number.

    You may have done this already. I can't tell from your message.

    I mention it because Netgear stopped supplying printed manuals and CD versions some years ago and people sometimes miss the downloads.

     

     

    • Shane_pilot's avatar
      Shane_pilot
      Aspirant
      Aug 09, 2021

      This does not help.I dont think you understand. I have followed all the instructions from the router itself to set up the vpn for my phone. When I select it and download

      the file and i try to import it to the openvpn app on my phone, there is an error with the file. Netgear's firmware is not puttin all the data in the

      openvpn file to use the app on the phone. This needs to be fixed or they need to put detailed instructions on how to edit the file for it to 

      be imported on the device without errors.

      Thanks.