How to Install a VPN Router
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- This is a HOW TO video where I'll show you with actual wiring, how to assemble a home network from your DSL provider's Modem, to your Wifi routers including adding a BraxRouter. This will show you a network with a VPN trunk and a non-VPN trunk and the options for wired or wifi on each network segment.
A BraxRouter when used in a wired configuration as shown in this video is different from other solutions which may support VPN routing. The difference is that this allows wired VPN gigabit trunking. Wifi routers only do Wifi routing if a VPN client is enabled.
This video was made because of people asking me how I set this up very frequently.
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Part List
USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter amzn.to/2MVaRdN
Gigabit Ethernet Switch amzn.to/36pgRn1
Raspberry Pi 4 amzn.to/37E6ZFV
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BraxRouter Software brax.me/home/rob
BytzVPN bytzvpn.com with TOR routing and Pi-Hole options included
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This is in my view the best profitable channel for viewers; same kind of content with such knowledge, depth and ease is rare. Thank you Sir.
You are wise tech lad.
I reckon many of people needed this video to have a whole picture.
This is what I exactly build based on BraxRouter.
Well done and thank you!.
Thank you!
Why are you using TH-cam for tech support, lol
@tagret2051 6:58
This is the MOST VALUABLE channel on TH-cam. Thanks for the clear visible demonstrations, your clear speech with good cadence, and the valuable information.
Just stumbled on your de-google video yesterday, this was recommended to me today.... subscribed. Thanks for the great content.
Me too! Hope more people start doing things like this. Time to push back.
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I’m so glad I ran across your channel!
Rob is the man.
You should check out Someordinarygamers too acutally too
This piano-playing fool is a hero AND a Saint. God bless you and thank your, Rob, for all you do.
I just learned about this cat and he seems very knowledgeable. Welcome to the new digital battlefield!
I like your style of no unnecessary talking and getting to the point. I have set up home networks years ago and I'm interested in figuring out how a VPN service I pay for compares to a VPN router at home. This sentence from your information above confuses me. "Wifi routers only do Wifi routing if a VPN client is enabled. By VPN client do you mean a paid for service. I'm here to learn. Thank You
I still don't have a clue about most of the content yet. Tech overwhelms me, but this guy is a good teacher. Thanks for the quality content Rob
By not having clue meaning I just don't understand alit yet
And this is the more complex issue. There are easier topics
Not enough videos on TH-cam in regards to this subject. Thank you for your service to the public.
I agree that this kind of content is sparse!
Per Rob's talk, people are enjoying on the internet with providing their data so VPN service charges.
Just a tip. You could use a NanoPi R4S instead of a Raspberry Pi. The Nano comes with 2 Gigabit ethernet ports, but no WiFi - that needs an adapter, but you won't need the USB-to-Ethernet adapter. However, if you're going to connect it to a WiFi Router anyway, you can just use that WiFi from the router instead. Comes in 1GB RAM and 4GB RAM versions. I have a NanoPi R4S 4GB and have it set up as a firewall. Works great.
Holy crap, a whole electronic store of gear. Great vid thanks for your knowledge.
you deserve more subscribers! excellent content !
I'm glad you find it interesting! I make videos that people ask for
Absolutely. This guy is unique. Zero bullshit, and his mind seems to work e_actly like mine, so he's very easy to understand. I cannot point to a single video I watched on this channel that I didn't find profitable. And I love his classical-guitar intro, very classy.
@@robbraxmantech If im only using wifi in one room that i live in surely i only need a straight ordinary VPN router to be safe dont i?
@@gtibruce same question for me
@@robbraxmantech can you make a more detailed manual for setting up the wired version the directions seem to assume I know something about networking 😁. Seriously I’m lost
Rob, being a network engineer that goes back to the days of original thicknet and thinnet, arcnet and banyan vines, I appreciate many of your presentations, but this one is lacking in full capabilities. First of all, you should connect your gigabit Ethernet switch to your cable modem and then all your devices into that switch. This would give you a better throughput on your devices. There are a few other points I would like to help you with to incorporate into a part 2 that is needed for this video. I will reach out to you by email.
Another thing added now on my, to do list!
Thanks for this! I was misunderstood some of your content before and thought there shouldn't be non vpn router at all cause phones will locate that known router location and expose everyone, but this video clarified things.
Does your vpn router software allow use any vpn service which offers wireguard or open vpn config files? Also what's your opinion about Windscribe vpn?
Suppose you have a modem with the built in WiFi, which comes from Comcast/xfinity?
I was wondering the same thing.
What if you're not hooked to a landline for internet? We have line of sight microwave from way down in the valley below. Can you still make it a VPN? Or would it be pointless?
If you have a router in your home, you can have a network-wide VPN.
This a wonderful demonstration of internet setup at home. I think everybody need to know this, particularly this time. Great Video! You deserve more subscribers! It will come soon; keep it on please!
What if you have a DSL Modem + WiFi Router combined like I do? Will this setup still work? You mentioned something about it being pre-configured.
It will work now without an issue. The prior issue was IPV6. We handled that at the Braxrouter
Background music is not needed for instructional videos, and using a lapel mic in a room that doesn't have an echo is a must. Audio quality is a must when making good quality videos. Your information is very important to us but it is imperative that we can hear what you're saying. Please take this as constructive criticism, and thank you for your Channel.
Usually most routers have a VPN option in the settings, That's what I use with NordVPN and works great.
If I remember correctly, Google services use the Mac address to map the location of WiFi networks, so even if users with location enabled are not connected to your network, if they are nearby they can report your Mac address to google by using mobile data.
Yes. that's true of standard Google Android phones. But that's not your device Mac Address. That's the Wifi router's Mac address.
You could just run a script to periodically change the MAC address, or just tell the router (via software/firmware) to not distribute it's MAC address to any device and instead force yourself to manually type in the initial MAC address on the client device that wants to connect to the router, there's other ways you could go about this too, you don't need hide you MAC address, you could use alternate methods of distributed networking, or you could implement active protection from such surveying methods by combating it..... You can look into that on your own time if you want more information on that subject.
Don't ever "leave it to another day", protect your network before it even goes online for the first time, don't take any risks, and inform people around you of the risks they are exposed to.
We aren't living in the 90's anymore, everything you do can be publicly monitored by any person very easily, even if it is digital.
This is about a fight for continued freedom and a right to speak freely and live with privacy & security.
1:08 when guests join ur network with their gps and dirty chrome browser history
The technical level required to maintain internet privacy is beyond many engineers, let alone the joe public.
The good guys are working on that. Using computers used to be quite technical but now look how easy it's become.
You can flash your modem to do this type of vpn router configuration. I wouldn't recommend that option if you are not techy; however, you can save $140 bucks. Some routers/modems have settings to do it as well. you just going take a hit in internet speed. Remember VPN company has your data!
My router is capable of wired VPN routing. A wifi router is not capable of that even if it has VPN client software.
@@robbraxmantech So does that mean it can only be used with a limited number of wired devices? I thought you referred to it as a wifi router in the video
Baños will actually negate you if you are in a different country or city, but if you use a VPN at the same city where your bank is you will be able to login without any issues.
Sorry, this is confusing. What is the first big box and what does it do ? need to explain a bit more please ???
It is also possible to install DD-WRT or OpenWRT on a secondary router as a VPN router. A bit more complicated...maybe...
Very clear and understandable on how to use thank you for a great video my order will be in shortly
Can you plug the brax router into the modem directly and then to the net gear?
I was thinking the same thing.
Well this is timely!
Thank you! Interesting, and again, very informative! My challenge would be to use your pon router for my wired and wireless connections, but still keep the network shared drives in synology type nas available for the other 2/3 of household that are stuck on ios and not security minded at all.. cascading routers can be problematic for me as to if I am downstream or upstream from shared resources. mt challenges are trying to keep all 3 generations of us sharing an internet connection happy. Thanks again for insight and information! Cheers! :)
Thanks Rob, great video. Question - I have Armstrong Plume wifi modems installed, can I use my Apple extreme for a VPN router or use a Brax Router between the Plume wifi and Apple extreme.
Rob braxman Love your work. You video's are very clear, helpful and easy to understand. I'll like the way you explain everything very well
right now this will and IS becoming very valuable information your channel should explode.
How about a video about a virtualized VPN router, like Proxmox and pfSense with a VPN service, and perhaps how to put other VMs behind the VPN?
VM's is another video topic that I will need to do soon
Rob Braxman Tech I’m also interested in the virtualized VPN. Please consider doing this soon Rob. Thanks !
Rob Braxman Tech can you speak on how to use VMs for browsing the internet without getting online fingerprinting, maybe compartmentalization.
Rob Braxman Tech thanks!!
I appreciate your studied insight Rob!.
Expertise to the highest level.
What's the camera you use for recording? The autofocus it's really on point.
I just bought AC1750 and put my modem in a pass through mode.
Now i have my own VPN at home i can connect to from my phone or my laptop at work.
I appreciate the type of information your providing to us! I have a question about this video. If you have to use the apple Wi-Fi (before the Brax router) for situations like you explain with the banking apps/sites, you still expose your IP address when that happens correct? It only takes once? Thanks in advance!
Rob, if you didn't want to sacrifice internet speed wouldn't it be better to just use a VPN app on whatever device you are using (ie., phone or pc) rather than create another wifi (VPN it) using your Brax Router which decreases your internet speed down to 50 mbps?
Will the cable company charge me extra for additional device?
Thanks
Nope.
If I disconnect from the VPN momentarily so I can connect to my bank, but have other open tabs in the browser, does background activity in those tabs reveal my IP address?
That is a very real possibility. In that scenario I would either close that browser before switching and use a different browser for banking, or install your VPN onto your device itself and add a special permission for the browser that you use for banking, allowing it and it alone to bypass your VPN. That would allow you to keep your non-banking browser open without worrying about leaking your real IP address. Another less risky option would be to have a separate device for stuff like banking. That way there is 0 possibility of leaking anything you didn't intend to
I look froward to Rob's videos!
Glad you enjoy!
Do you have a video where you present and explain your products?
Cool vid. I have a question. Is the brax router necessary at all? Some routers have a built-in VPN configuration tool. Would that also do? What would be the differences?
Another question:
One downside to using a single VPN for every network user is that VPNs offer lower speeds and multiple users would make the experience even more frustrating. What happens if I set up a VPN both in my router and on a device? When starting the VPN on the device, will it bypass the VPN configuration in the router or would I then be using 2 chained VPNs?
Those routers can work. But this is extra powerful because it can work as a gigabit wired router which is better for an expanded network
@@robbraxmantech is this vpn router compatible with 5G? and will protonVPN work on this router?
Excellent presentation.
Thank you kindly!
If I have a desktop with no wifi capabilities and only one network jack, and use the secondary configuration in this video... how will I use the the sites that dont allow vpn, other than swapping lan connection from vpn router to the standard router? Thank you!
Great video that explains it well. It's obvious that you understand what we want to know.
how can you add this to a modem with wifi router in one?
I'm trying to figure out how to adjust settings for a vpn router to use with Eero mesh
EXCELLENT and VER Y instructional video Mr. Braxman.
Q: Is there an available block diagram of the different configurations? Brax web configuration? Where? Solution for, if necessary bypass ISP provided modem (moca)/built in wifi and with 3rd party router as you show. Routing/NAT function disabled? btw is the the 3rd party device you use/show here, simply a wifi and not wifi/router? 802.11ac connections no matter how fast, will be limited by the bandwidth of the VPN router I presume? Pay for VPN?
Great information thank you Sir.👍👍👍
Rob is a treasure trove of info.
WOW YOU ARE SO NECESSARY RIGHT NOW! LOVE YOUR VIDEOS.
Thank you Sir. I will need to add a pFsense firewall. Where should I put it?
This Channel is a gem! Subbed!
You did a double NAT by plugging the ethernet into the WAN port of the Netgear WiFi.
It would work for most applications, but now I wonder if you know this stuff well.
Double NAT is correct. I presume you understand the security/privacy implications of that?
How safe do you feel about let's say a custom firmware router like running tomato on a router?
and only using one router with the VPN
Great video, Chadi.
Life gives us the ability to grow and do fantastic things. Permanently removing our opportunity to grow is a disservice to everyone, especially ourselves. Relief's not worth the loss of our potential.
The whole concept of telephony and mobile telephony seems so ancient now. Is there anyway to have some sort of mobile VoIP system that doesn't use any phone numbers, telephone switching offices and google to communicate with each other. Spoofing google seems so much work, they had many years to lock it down.
Outstanding video!!!! Thanks for all you do to protect peoples privacy!!! Im ordering the software soon! Will buy a raspberry Pi at a local micro center. You rock!!!!!
i have mi gigabit router how do I get vpn on it bro
How fast is your VPN product?
😊 😊 🙏
thank you so much for sharing these videos.
and OMG i thought for a second that your wall had magnet in it 😅 😅
If using your phone on the vpn router via wifi, will it lose encryption?
So, why don't you connect the brax router directly to the modem?
Great content, Brax what about to upload a video about firewalls?
All computers have firewalls activated so it may not be so interesting
But you can have a separate firewall device just like the VPN in this video. Then you won't need to worry about every ckien (again, just like in this video).
@@robbraxmantech How does a firewall would benefit users at home for privacy?
Thanks a million Rob, blessings from EUSSR Empire occupied Ireland to you and your family brother 🙏
BROTHER, YOU ARE THE BEST!!! You oooh really helped me!! THANK
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Mr H!
What about if you have Cox Panorama wifi/ wired unit?
So, instead of Mesh wifi you use Powerline network to get to distant connections?
Question: My cable modem (that I purchased) has a built-in router. I know you briefly addressed this at 2:53, but I don't quite get it. Could I bypass "wifi-1" (in your setup) and go directly to the Brax router and switch? Thus, my built-in router would be *my "wifi-1"* that I would use for banking, Netflix, etc. What kind of configuration difficulties might I experience? Would I have to contact my ISP?
Hire do you defend against DNS leaks with your router VPN setup?
Your router looks very good. I think I'll get one. I have two routers, a high end one and a mid range. How should I connect them if I want to be able to create temporary guest WiFi on both of them?
Is there a brax vpn router with 1000 or 10,000 mbs ethernet ports instead of 20 mbs USB ? I have wifi range extenders at over 1770mbs. We use 10,000mbs cat 7 cable to feed it from the Internet router which is currently 1000 mbs. If I put the brax router in between the Internet modem and 1770mbs range extender what speed can the brax router flow data ? Using a USB 3 to ethernet adapter at 20mbs is a waist of my 1000mbs internet router. Especially as 10,000 mbs is coming soon.
you should have at least 1 M subscribers. i subscribed
I didn't understand how the VPN system prevents being located by phones that have their locations 'ON'. Can you please clarify ?
Great description. I will set it up. I run my own virtual server so I believe that will only work with the non-vpn network? Right?
A very honest video and explanation. Thank you.
I have question for you about this kind of set-up. I run a 4G router to get my ISP (nothing else available for me). I have a home network in which all my wired devices connect to 16 port switches. I use a few things wi-fi, but only if I have too. I also am running some Home Automation devices, most of which is done local via a Hubitat hub and my own mics/speakers for voice, but I do use a couple Amazon devices that I can and do run with setup, but not required. Also running a couple NAS devices (wired). I have about 30 devices (at this time) that I have assigned static IPs to via my 4G router. Your solution is pretty simple for most, but for me, I need the VPN router to site between my 4G router and my switches. This creates a problem if I am not able to DHCP devices in the pi router. Are you able to do this with the software you are installing on your pi's? If so, can it be done thru a GUI and is there a device number limit?
If I were to put a pi vpn between my current router and my switches now, it doesn't work correctly as far as the correct static IP's being assigned when the local devices talk to each other.
I sure hope you reply to your comments. Thanks
What do you think of mesh systems. Are they better or is what you just showed better?
I need a little clarity. If one is using a VPN router setup, but then has to connect to a non-VPN to conduct some banking transactions, does that not negate the point of using the vpn setup? If at a home network, you've done told the internet you're this person at this location.
they're considered as two separate communications
Excellent video and explanation, soooo valuable, thank you Sir !
Love this! ❤️ good work. Yes I need u in my life
Hey Rob, So with the two routers when you are going to do banking on the non-VPN router - how is it easily switchable? I would just go into wireless settings on the computer and select a different router? then when done go back to the VPN Router? and is the Brax router compatible with my Google wifi mesh network? I currently use Nord VPN software, and would like this setup, but have to ask where does the Brax router send my stuff through?
I have a suggestion why don't you use a access point. And separate the SSID with vlans. That way guest user go straight out with there ssid that the vlan takes them straight to the internet. And the other user traffic's goes to the vlan that has the Brax vpn traffic. The cuts out have multiple wifi routers.
I've seen alot about pptp vs. l2tp with this. the Router is L2tp. which as the name implies is only layer 2 of the osi model. Whereas the pptp being i think layer i think it was layer5. Thereby the layer 5 protocol is inherently harder to see through by an ISP. Whereas the layer 2 takes a little doing but still can be seen through..... or so i've heard.
Never use pptp, it’s obsolete and very insecure
@@Tom-sg4iv most software based vpns are pptp. Ipvanish, Nord, etc
Is there an advantage to having a BytzVPN account AND a BraxRouter?
Is the VPN router any use if your spouse has FB app and other things that track(also Apple phone)?
It seems hard because fb tracks you with gps so no
If my external router comes with a VPN options menu as well would that be just as safe as this?
You can, but you start to run into problems when working from home. Companies will have you connect to their VPN from home and if you use a VPN router it might not work for to the VPN security at work not recognizing the server your router is connected to as a corporate computer. Also I've had trouble with some email services not sending or receiving emails. Set up the router with a VPN as your home personal use, set up the main router as a general "don't wanna vide what I'm doing" thing.
Excellent presentation. Does the Brax VPN slow down the internet connection ?
All VPN's of course will be slower than direct. But in real use, you won't really notice.
Will this set up let me watch content from another country?
@@iancarlosbenitez5281 yes !
@@iancarlosbenitez5281 maybe, depends what VPN service you choose, it's a cat and mouse game with streaming services and VPN services.
I currently have a fios router with wifi, is it possible to connect a vpn tplink router to the back via the Ethernet ports like you did and just vpn into the second wifi?
i like those drawings on the back !
Can you use the Ubiquity Unifi Security Gateway and Unifi Cloud Key and then add the Brax router with an additional WiFi Router?
The USG supports VPN natively.
@@MrTechdude1 unless I missed something, Unifi doesn't support configuring to direct traffic through a VPN, it only supports configuring itself as a VPN server.
Rob! Do you upload your TH-cam videos from a vpn connection? Can it create any problems? Because I came across several threads where users complained that they had problems accessing their TH-cam/Google account from vpn connection as their behavior seemed suspicious (from what I have understood, they seemed to use vpn not consistently, but only from time to time)
Or there's no need using vpn when you are logged into your TH-cam account at all?
Could you provide a link where I get the Brax Router?