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mfranch87
Follower
Sep 14, 2022

Turning an extra Netgear router into a wireless access point AND VPN

I currently have a R8000 Netgear Nighthawk wireless router hooked up to my Xfinity modem. I then have several network switches throughout the house with hard wired equipment (PS5, Xbox, FireTV, lapto...
Kitsap's avatar
Kitsap
Master
Sep 14, 2022

See here:

 

https://www.ipvanish.com/ 

 

Possibly workable as a firmware install for your main router.  Doubtful for a device configured as an access point.

 

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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Sep 14, 2022
Kitsap wrote:

See here:

 

https://www.ipvanish.com/ 

 

That's what I found.

 

mfranch87 used slightly different variants so I wasn't sure.

 

Has links to help on using Netgear routers with third party firmware.