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Specop's avatar
Specop
Aspirant
Nov 13, 2018

XR500 OpenVPN issues

When setting up OpenVPN I am getting a client side error that reads... 

 

No server certificate verification method has been enabled.

 

Any thoughts on how to resolve this?

 

I've checked to make sure the router firmware and software are up to date.  I've also regen the openva package with no luck.

 

As far as the logs, the only other line in there is "Enter Management Password:"  but I never see that in the status.  Just the error mentioned above.

 

Thanks.

9 Replies

  • Hi,

    Have this problem also. Was advised to do a hard reset after a long conversation by Netgear advisor but still didnt work for me. Gave up in the end because they obviously dont know what there talking about and singing from the same hymn sheet.

    • Netduma_Jack's avatar
      Netduma_Jack
      NetDuma Partner

      Is this in the VPN Client area that you are seeing this?

       

      Being able to choose an OpenVPN client is coming in the next firmware on Hybrid VPN (which allows you to apply your OpenVPN provider to any device, game or port range)

      • smitheram's avatar
        smitheram
        Guide

        Hi,

        No, this is the VPN Service which I think is on the Netgear side of things. Exporting certificate for everything else seems to work. Only the windows exported certificate is affected. 

         

         

  • Specop and smitheram

     

    Open the client.ovpn file that you downloaded from the router in a text editor and add "remote-cert-tls server" (without quotation marks) to the bottom of the file. Should work after that.