Instruction on VPN for NAS

I have my VPNunlimited on my PC but every now and then depending on wedcite I turn it off, so yes this would be for the NAS if possible plus if the NAS is doing it's thing it will not slow my PC down if I need to use it at the same time. Hey I gott a Idea would there be a way to use a 2nd Router on my Network and have it be a VPN router so whatever is hooked to it will be Hidden and everthing else is on there own?? My VPN acount can do up to 5 Devices so that covers My wife and I, so if a VPN router is easer then configuring the NAS with VPN then use a VPN Router just for the NAS????

You should be able to install OpenVPN on your NAS using SSH then use the configuration information for it provided by VPNunlimited.

Since your 316 had two Ethernet ports, you could attach one directly to your home network and the other to a secondary VPN router if it doesn't pass through both VPN and non-VPN traffic.  This article may help you in setting up that secondary router: Setup-two-routers-with-dedicated-vpn-router .

But telling the NAS and any other device that's connected to this when to use the VPN and when to use the open connection is yet another issue.

Okay how would I install OpenVPN on my NAS? never used SSH before I have mounted my NAS as drive "T" on my PC to install a Bundle file for Plex. Any and all help appreciated. If you could give me a Step by Step for installing OpenVPN or if one is already written a link to it. and thanks for all the help

Okay how would I install OpenVPN on my NAS? never used SSH before I have mounted my NAS as drive "T" on my PC to install a Bundle file for Plex. Any and all help appreciated. If you could give me a Step by Step for installing OpenVPN or if one is already written a link to it. and thanks for all the help

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Yoda3647 wrote:

Okay how would I install OpenVPN on my NAS? never used SSH before

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I've never installed the OpenVPN client (which is what you would need) on my own ReadyNAS, so I'm not in a position to give you step-by-step instructions.

As Sandshark mentioned, it's not enough to install the client.  You also need to set it up so that only the desired internet connections use it.  Otherwise you will lose local access to the NAS.  Again, not something I've needed to do, and folks here who have tried to route different applications through different networks have struggled getting that to work.

Okay, I will do some reasearch if I find the answer will post here on tis thread

How about this...I turn off the Router function on my Nighthawk C6900 Modem/Router combo and purchase  NETGEAR - Nighthawk RAX45 AX4300 Wi-Fi 6 Router which has built in VPN support and hook that to the modem to use as my Router then I would have VPN for my NAS and everything else correct?? or do I still need to instal a VPN client on the NAS still ????

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Yoda3647 wrote:

Nighthawk RAX45 AX4300 Wi-Fi 6 Router which has built in VPN support and hook that to the modem to use as my Router then I would have VPN for my NAS and everything else correct?? 

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Look at chapter 10 here. https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RAX45/RAX45_UM_EN.pdf

Nighthawks include an OpenVPN server that gives you secure access to your home network when you are away from home. As we've tried to say before, that is very different from using a VPN to prevent your ISP from seeing your internet traffic.  The OpenVPN feature in the Nighthawk can't be used to connect to your vpnunlimited service.

There was a list of routers you could use here: https://www.vpnunlimited.com/help/manuals/vpn-routers  I haven't used any of them, so I have no recommendation on how they'd compare with your current router.