R9000 Guides and How-To

How to Set Up OpenVPN Client on NETGEAR R9000 with Voxel's Firmware

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Submitted by MyOpenRouter Team on Wed, 07/26/2017 - 5:40pm
OpenVPN on R9000 with Voxel's Firmware
One of the most popular reasons to use open source firmware is to run an OpenVPN client on the main router in the home. This enables users to easily route all traffic on the network, wireless or wired, through a secure VPN connection. This can help to increase security as well as protect a user's online privacy.
Firmwares such as DD-WRT and Tomato, in many versions, have an OpenVPN client built in -- and many VPN providers include instructions on how to utilize these clients to connect to their services.
 

How to Install Plex Media Server on NETGEAR's R9000

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Submitted by MyOpenRouter Team on Thu, 12/01/2016 - 9:46am
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The NETGEAR R9000 Nighthawk is the very first consumer router to have a Plex Media Server built in -- and fortunately, it's not only easy to get started with it, but it's a performer as well. The onboard Annapurna Labs 1.7 GHz quad core processor does the heavy lifting not only for networking performance, but the Plex server as well.

Here's how to get started.

Review and Specifications of the NETGEAR R9000 Nighthawk X10

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Submitted by MyOpenRouter Team on Tue, 11/22/2016 - 2:28pm
NETGEAR R9000 X10 Nighthawk Wifi Router

Well, NETGEAR has done it. They've built a router that is so far beyond anything preceding it -- so deliciously beefy and powerful that it requires a dedicated fan and heatsink -- and a box that feels like it's loaded with bricks. It's the R9000 Nighthawk X10 Smart WiFi Router.