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Dear Netgear & Orbi Pro Supporter
I recently bought the Orbi SXR80 router and want to use VPN to remotely connect to my office. But I am amazed that the certificates for the connection cannot be changed in the administration interface. VPN is unusable because if the certificate falls into the wrong hands, anyone can connect to my device via VPN. This happens quickly if a cell phone is lost or stolen. Why not add a function to change the certificate? This should be very easy to do. According to the following link, this was apparently already planned:
This function is also required by other users:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-Pro-WiFi-for-Small-Business/How-to-renew-VPN-private-key/m-p/1689399
I urgently ask you to install this function, because without a VPN switched on is a major security problem!
Kind regrads
Carlos
12 Comments
Engineering wont change anything on their own.
I fear the management does take all these as EOL and won't invest anything.... Despite we're complaining for years (for a decade at least) about the non-existing certificate support, being for both https and OpenVPN.
Netgear does -never- learn.
-Kurt.
Frustrating and wasting my time here.
CHCarlos wrote:
PS: Why the certificated change isn't integrated on the admin interface right now?
Because of Netgear does - proof enough - still not understand the basics of the Public-Key Cryptography, apparently have never heard, or even have read (and still not understanding the essentials) in the books written by Bruce Schneier or Arto Salomaa to just mention two authors.
This is by far not limited to the certificates and keys for OpenVPN on the Orbi Pro - it spans much wider do the non-existing (read unmanageable) https on virtually -all- Netgear products. Including to the non-inexpensive PR460/PR60X offered and sold as a 10G/Multi-Gigabit Dual WAN Pro Router.
This reminds me to the old-and-bold pilots (RIP) having flown perfectly airworthy and healthy machines into the ground. The realization always came too late... Still happens in aviation, still happens in the IT industry.
Q.E.D. Quod erat demonstrandum.
Hi
Why this document was archived?
In this was documented how to change on ORBI Router the vpn certificate.
Can you please call back this document or send this.
Kind regards
CarlosPS: Why the certificated change isn't integrated on the admin interface right now?
I switched away from Ipsec when there was a problem.with windows causing Connections to fail. The bug Was Fixed BUT IT PUT ME OFF. Apologies FOR SHOUTING BUT THERE IS SOMETHING STRANGE WITH THE SITE AND HOW ITS INTERACRING WITH MY MOBILES KEYBOARD.
ANYWAY HAVE A LOOK AT HOW COMPANIES LIKE ASUS IMPLIMENT THEIR VPNS . IM JUST A HOME USER WANTING TO CONECT TO MY HOME NETWORK REMOTLY BUT I VALUE FEATURES LOME BEING ABLE TO ASSIGN A USERNMAE AND PASSWORD TO EACH OF MY DEVICES INCASE THEY ARE LOST
I use OpenVPN on my Netgear ORBI PRO SXR80 Router.
If you full support L2TP/IPSec VPN on Netgear ORBI PRO SXR80 Router it could be also a solution for me.
Business VPN isn't for me but why pay for a service if I can have it without to pay!
I need to connect my Office from anywhere. So I need a VPN solution.
- Status changed:New IdeatoComments Requested
How popular is OpenVPN in ProSumer installation ?
We are seeing more people asking for L2TP/IPSec VPN. Please upVote this feature if you want more OpenVPN features supported ?
also add your deployments usecase.
We have launched Business VPN on all Orbi Pro Wi-Fi 6 family of products. We have enhanced it include wired ports now.
Let us know if that suites you better as their no need for public static IP address URL registration.
NETGEAR Insight will work as the proxy.
