This is a cost effective way for users that have a large number of devices. It will encrypt both wired LAN and Wi-Fi connection data, giving them all a single IP and country of your choice. The good thing is that you can encrypt ALL your devices at once, with one single VPN connection and account, by configuring it on your router. There’s mostly big advantages, and some disadvantages to watch out for If this is not new to you, quickly skip to the next section.

Since VPN services are most often suggested to be used over OpenVPN, or the provided software when available, setting up a VPN connection directly on the network router can be something new. When it comes to new VPN users, Airport Extreme users or not often get confused with all the options and configurations possible. Wait what? Setup a VPN on my router, but why? Simply put, you need to run a second third-party router dedicated for VPN, side-by-side the Airport Extreme, since it’s impossible to easily set it up on Apple’s firmware. Luckily, there’s still a way to do it, with a dual-router setup configuration.

Additionally, you’re limited to unsecure PPTP/L2TP protocols, with no option to add OpenVPN. Although there is a VPN tab under the GUI, it only allows you to connect to a single private network point, such as connecting to a business network for work, as opposed to popular VPN encryption services. It does not provide the required platform to configure popular VPN services in order to encrypt all data flowing across the router. This is where the simplicity of the Airport’s design and software falls short. If you’re a mac user or just fancy Apple hardware, than you may be currently using an Apple Airport Extreme, or Time Capsule as your router of choice. The Airport Extreme is a powerful all in one box that makes setting up a network, especially with Mac and iOS devices, a breezy, enjoyable process.īut what if you wanted to add a VPN service to your Airport? Maybe you want to secure your browsing, access geo-restricted services like Netflix, or any other reason.

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