Reddit reviews TP-Link Safestream Multi WAN VPN Router | 1 Gigabit WAN+3 Gigabit WAN/LAN+1 Gigabit LAN Port | IPsec/L2TP/PPTP VPN Supported| SPI Firewall | DoS Defense | Lightning Protection(TL-R600VPN)

If VPN across your wireless network is a primary need you'll want to consider something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007B60SCG

It would go between your internet modem and your Orbi router.

The downside is that all of your internet traffic would be on VPN as I don't think you'll have the ability to do client level routing with Orbi in the middle.

I did a similar thing except I bought a dedicated wired-only router that would typically be used in a small office. To me it made a lot of sense to invest in a nice backend because it'll be a long time before gigabit is obsolete (not that it cost that much - $41 Amazon Warehouse Deal).

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-R600VPN-Gigabit-Broadband-Supports/dp/B007B60SCG/

From Smallnetbuilder's review, here's a performance comparison chart comparing a few similar products.

You can see it blows away anything for the price (and according to reviews is the most solid and easy to use).

Thanks for your input. I went with a TP Link AP system.

• Router
  
• Switch
  
• AP
  
  
  It was much less than the Ubiquiti system($180 total), and has a single, good UI. The switch allowed me to hardwire 5 devices, which would have been expensive with Ubiquiti. It met my needs very nicely. Thanks again!

I like these, good through put for SMB and easy to configure VPN tunnels and they are only 60 bucks per router for the non wireless version. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007B60SCG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have a pair of them running a remote ip phone over public internet connections.

office phone system -> TP link router -> time warner --- IP SEC VPN --- att uverse <- tp link router <-- ip phone

While I agree it's crap, I got it for free, so no bilkin lol. I have thought it might be case. Is there a router under 100 bucks that might be suggested? I have 3 pc's, two xbox's, a few phones/tablets and maybe 10 pieces of HA equipment running. We don't have them all running at the same time. I looked at TP-Link Gigabit VPN Router (TL-R600VPN) and Ubiquiti-Networks-ER-X-Router Will either one of these fit the bill and is there something with better performance with plex media server and my server?

Thanks again for any insight.

Form factor doesn't matter, budget is <500 EUR/550$, throughput doesn't matter.

I have this for now and it works (well, doesn't do what I need anymore) https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Gigabit-VPN-Router-TL-R600VPN/dp/B007B60SCG

Thanks!

Ubiquiti & a router. You can get all in one solutions that might fit the bill, but I'm more of a fan of leaving things open for upgrades in the future. If in the future a faster wifi standard comes out you can just swap the AP out. Router slows down, or you want a new feature that your current one doesn't have? Swap it.

A router like this us $52 ( £37), and a [Ubiquiti AP] (http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-Enterprise-Unifi-UAP/dp/B00HXT8R2O) is about the same.

As for the Ethernet cabling stuff, you can always get a cable that is premade for the length you need if you dont want to tackle making one on your own. If you do want to try to make one you can get cables without the ends on ebay, then a crimper and rj-45 connectors for cheap, and watch a youtube video on making a cable. Thankfully making an Ethernet cable isn't that hard.

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-SafeStream-TL-R600VPN-throughput-Concurrent/dp/B007B60SCG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536672719&sr=8-1&keywords=TL-R600VPN

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This has "up to" 4 wan ports, spec sheets says it has load balance and failover. Dirt cheap.

https://static.tp-link.com/2018/201801/20180119/TL-R600VPN(UN)%204.0%20Datasheet%20.pdf

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Gigabit-Ethernet-Multi-WAN-TL-ER5120/dp/B006DEBYTI

https://www.amazon.com/SafeStream-TL-R600VPN-Broadband-throughput-Concurrent/dp/B007B60SCG/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_147_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=MY30G24G13BKXR7T1RCD

https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-MSS894582I01-UBIQUITI-NETWORKS/dp/B016YJW8K0/ref=sr_1_11?crid=168HG3CMMSCKZ&keywords=ubiquiti+dual+wan+router&qid=1564425858&s=electronics&sprefix=ubiquiti+dual+wa%2Celectronics%2C216&sr=1-11

https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Edgerouter-SFP-Desktop-ER-X-SFP/dp/B012X45WH6/ref=sr_1_9?crid=168HG3CMMSCKZ&keywords=ubiquiti+dual+wan+router&qid=1564425858&s=electronics&sprefix=ubiquiti+dual+wa%2Celectronics%2C216&sr=1-9

https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Edgerouter-ERLITE-3-Desktop-Router/dp/B00HXT8EKE/ref=sr_1_5?crid=168HG3CMMSCKZ&keywords=ubiquiti+dual+wan+router&qid=1564425858&s=electronics&sprefix=ubiquiti+dual+wa%2Celectronics%2C216&sr=1-5