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Hello, I'm a complete noob at this but I would like to put TorGuard on my router, Netgear R7000 and going back and forth between multiple forums, I'm not sure exactly how to go about this and what is the most current and accurate information. I'm really trying to refrain from bricking my router, like anyone else. 🙃

Ok, I am not sure if this question should be in general VPN or the router section ... but it's sort of a two-level question, so I figured I would post it here. I have a Netgear Nighthawk R7000 router, which offers built-in VPN. But it seems that, at least on the stock firmware, I still have to have an instance of OpenVPN running on a computer at all times for the router to be able to use the VPN for all other connected devices, is this correct? Mostly what I would like to do is have all devices in my home use my TorGuard VPN without having to open up a client on all of them, and would definitely prefer it if I didn't have to have an instance running on a computer at all times. Most of my time is spent on various laptops and devices around the house, and my super-power-hungry PC (which is, seemingly, the best place to keep OpenVPN running) stays off for a good portion of the day. Any insight or ideas? Thanks.

Is anyone using the R7000 DD-WRT Router for OpenVPN with Torguard? Or any other OpenVPN wireless in either the AC1750 or AC1900 class... I am considering a wireless that will handle all the wireless devices and run DD-WRT or Tomato for VPN support. My main need is stability and then performance. Any suggestions appreciated.