

Putting new firmware on your router is free and isn’t particularly difficult, but it does carry certain risks, such as potentially damaging the router or voiding the warranty. So if you want to connect your Netgear router to a VPN server in another location, you’ll need to replace the firmware with something like DD-WRT or Tomato. Unfortunately, the VPN function built into Netgear router firmware doesn’t work with the second option. If you want private torrenting, geo-unblocking, and added security, this is for you. The second option secures the internet connections of all the devices in your home and lets you unblock region-locked content.

Netgear routers only include the first option by default, which gives you secure, remote access to a computer, IoT devices, or a media server in your home.

You can set up a VPN server on the router itself, allowing remote access to your home network.Netgear routers, depending on the model, can work with VPNs in one or two ways:
