While the benefits of having a VPN on your router are clear, the path to choosing one, ironically, starts with considering the downsides, of which there are basically two. Once you've upgraded your router to one of these platforms, you'll be able to configure a VPN on it. Alternatively, the featured models may be compatible with the DD-WRT or Tomato router operating systems (more on that below). Most commonly, they will support the OpenVPN standard, meaning you can configure a VPN with any provider that supports that standard. You're probably saving money and you don't have to worry if the kids are remembering to activate the VPN before they connect, because the router keeps it active all of the time.Īll of the routers featured here support the ability to install a VPN client, though they might do it in only one of the different ways we'll describe below.
If that's not a better-together scenario, I don't know what is. And after that, every device on your side of the router will use the VPN when it connects to the outside world. But what if you could just install a single VPN client directly on your router? That's one download and one installation and configuration session. That's an OK approach if you've got one or two devices, but what about a typical family who might have several notebooks, desktops, tablets, phones, TVs, and other smart home devices connected to a network? That's not only a lot of devices, that's a lot of VPN clients with fees that can add up if you're using one for every device. In either case, you'll pay for each client application individually, and you'll download one to every device you use to trundle through the interweb jungle. This means downloading a free client or paying a small monthly dollar amount for a premium, more full-featured client from makers such as NordVPN ($3.49 Per Month at NordVPN). That is, unless you like having your web habits scrutinized and your data open to anyone because it's not encrypted. If you're a typical internet user, then you should already be using a VPN, at least in its web service incarnation.
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