The other scenario would be (as I see it based on your post) that your attempting to start the VPN on your mac, while still connected to the local network. This is bad. The VPN functionality on this...

You've misunderstood the purpose of the VPN functionality of this router. The router does NOT act as a VPN client for internet access. It acts as a VPN Server, when you want to reach your local...

The router contains no client functionality. The VPN server exists ONLY to allow remote devices to access your local network (or the internet via your local network). So if you bought this device...

You'll need to use a VPN client on your local devices to facilitate this. The router acts as a VPN Server, not a VPN Client, which is what you'd need to have, for locally connected devices to be able...

That's setting up a VPN server, for connection from remote locations. He want to use the router as a VPN "Client" via a remote VPN service. Unfortunately, it's not possible with this router (yet).

The switch allows you to restrict what users will be able to access when dialling into your home network via the VPN Server. If you set it to "Home Network Only" then remote users will only be able...