How to Set Up a VPN on Your Router With AsusWRT-Merlin
Why You’d Want a VPN Running on the Router Itself I’ve configured VPN clients on individual laptops, phones, tablets, and even a smart TV that fought me every step of the way. After about the fifth device, the overhead becomes obvious: you’re maintaining five separate VPN apps, each with its own login, its own update cycle, and its own tendency to silently disconnect at 2 a.m. Running the VPN directly on the router eliminates all of that. Every device that connects to your Wi-Fi — including IoT gadgets that don’t support VPN apps natively — gets encrypted traffic without any per-device configuration. One connection covers everything. ...