TurboBaron Posted May 6, 2021 Posted May 6, 2021 Hi guys, I’m weighing up buying a new router as I’ve recently had fibre installed, and the ISP router’s Wi-Fi is pretty naff. I was looking at one of the Netgear Nighthawk XR1000s with it having Wi-Fi 6. From reading some reviews though it sounds like there are drawbacks to this router when it comes to using a VPN with it. I’ve got a subscription to ExpressVPN and ideally I’d like to apply the VPN settings to the router, but I also want the ability to select which individual devices on my network are protected by the VPN. Is it possible for me to fulfil this use case with the XR1000 ? Or do I need to look at another router ?
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted May 6, 2021 Administrators Posted May 6, 2021 You would have to look at another unfortunately as the XR1000 does not currently have HybridVPN implemented, the XR500 is a good choice as it has that built in and very decent WiFi
TurboBaron Posted May 7, 2021 Author Posted May 7, 2021 12 hours ago, Netduma Fraser said: You would have to look at another unfortunately as the XR1000 does not currently have HybridVPN implemented, the XR500 is a good choice as it has that built in and very decent WiFi Awesome, thanks for confirming for me Fraser, and glad I checked before I splashed the cash ! So will the XR500 let me do what I'm planning to do ?
Netduma Liam Posted May 7, 2021 Posted May 7, 2021 4 hours ago, TurboBaron said: Awesome, thanks for confirming for me Fraser, and glad I checked before I splashed the cash ! So will the XR500 let me do what I'm planning to do ? Agreed, it sounds like the XR500 is certainly the best choice for you here!
TurboBaron Posted May 7, 2021 Author Posted May 7, 2021 Thanks guys, does the XR500 ship with Duma OS 3.0 (or whatever the latest equivalent is, I’m a little out of touch) ?
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted May 7, 2021 Administrators Posted May 7, 2021 7 minutes ago, TurboBaron said: Thanks guys, does the XR500 ship with Duma OS 3.0 (or whatever the latest equivalent is, I’m a little out of touch) ? It doesn't no but you can upgrade it manually by downloading 3.0 from here: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Pro-Gaming-DumaOS-3-0/New-Firmware-v2-3-2-120-XR500/m-p/2093450
TurboBaron Posted May 7, 2021 Author Posted May 7, 2021 12 minutes ago, Netduma Fraser said: It doesn't no but you can upgrade it manually by downloading 3.0 from here: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Pro-Gaming-DumaOS-3-0/New-Firmware-v2-3-2-120-XR500/m-p/2093450 Nice 😎 Thanks very much for that chaps and good to see you’re all keeping well.
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