Stumbled upon this forum and what a wealth of information, but talk about overwhelming!
I have an intrusion detection system (Elk M1), cameras (Blue Iris on a dedicated PC), and lighting automation (Universal Devices ISY & Insteon) that I access from outside the house. I want to setup a VPN to secure things and have narrowed it down (I think) to using an Asus wireless router due to the recommendations that I've read here and other forums.
Equipment wise, I have FIOS gigabit with the Verizon G1100 router. I have an Apple 5th gen Airport Extreme connected to three 2nd gen Airport Expresses distributed across the house (mostly for audio streaming). The house is about 1900 square feet built in 1956, and it has a lot of brick with plaster walls, so radio signals don't travel as far as they would with a more modern house. In addition to that, I have two TiVo's, 3 smart TV's, a Synology NAS, AppleTV and a desktop PC. Everything is hardwired and most of the WiFi usage is for phones and tablets. No video games since our daughter moved out.
What I would like to do is replace the Verizon G1100 with a router capable of VPN and firewall duties. The new router would be connected directly to my ONT via CAT6 (not coax) and would handle all routing, VPN and firewall duties. I have had numerous hits recently to my NVR that MalwareBytes has stopped, but it has convinced me that I need to disable the port forwarding and go VPN.
I am considering the Asus RT-AC68U and the RT-AC86U. My questions are these:
- Will either of these handle my needs for routing, VPN and firewall?
- I know that VPN can/will slow things down. Will the 68U suffice, or do I need the 86U to maintain as much speed as possible?
- Anything else I haven't thought of, or should consider?
Thanks!
David
I have an intrusion detection system (Elk M1), cameras (Blue Iris on a dedicated PC), and lighting automation (Universal Devices ISY & Insteon) that I access from outside the house. I want to setup a VPN to secure things and have narrowed it down (I think) to using an Asus wireless router due to the recommendations that I've read here and other forums.
Equipment wise, I have FIOS gigabit with the Verizon G1100 router. I have an Apple 5th gen Airport Extreme connected to three 2nd gen Airport Expresses distributed across the house (mostly for audio streaming). The house is about 1900 square feet built in 1956, and it has a lot of brick with plaster walls, so radio signals don't travel as far as they would with a more modern house. In addition to that, I have two TiVo's, 3 smart TV's, a Synology NAS, AppleTV and a desktop PC. Everything is hardwired and most of the WiFi usage is for phones and tablets. No video games since our daughter moved out.
What I would like to do is replace the Verizon G1100 with a router capable of VPN and firewall duties. The new router would be connected directly to my ONT via CAT6 (not coax) and would handle all routing, VPN and firewall duties. I have had numerous hits recently to my NVR that MalwareBytes has stopped, but it has convinced me that I need to disable the port forwarding and go VPN.
I am considering the Asus RT-AC68U and the RT-AC86U. My questions are these:
- Will either of these handle my needs for routing, VPN and firewall?
- I know that VPN can/will slow things down. Will the 68U suffice, or do I need the 86U to maintain as much speed as possible?
- Anything else I haven't thought of, or should consider?
Thanks!
David