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LayneR
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Dec 17, 2020

VPN for R6350

After attempting three top rated VPN services, who do not support VPN on a R6350 router, I have become frustrated. Can anyone suggest VPN services that sucessfully apply the VPN to the R6350 router? ...
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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Dec 18, 2020

that's because most vpn's that install to a router require their own firmware be installed on the router. 

About the only 3rd party firmware I could find for the R6350 is openwrt. Which then you could install a 3rd party vpn to. 

That'd be all 3rd party and not supported on the netgear forums or through netgear. and you risk bricking the device to install 3rd party firmware to. 

 

or you can use the device specific vpn that netgear supports for windows. (which isn't that user friendly or ease of use)

https://kb.netgear.com/23854/How-do-I-use-the-VPN-service-on-my-Nighthawk-router-with-my-Windows-client

 

Or buy a router that the big vpn's support. Check their supported devices page and they usually routers they have firmware for.