Recommendations for VPN capable Router

[Pulsedriver]

Hey folks,

I currently have a BT Hub (Smart hub or whatever the newest one is called) and I am looking to set up a VPN (Nord in particular) the way I see it I have 2 options;
(I have BT Infinity)

1) Replace the Smart hub with a VPN capable wireless router to 'do it all'

2) Purchase a separate WiFi Router and set the NordVPN on that, and plug it into the Smart hub.


Option 1 is neater, but I do not necessarily want every device going through the VPN, maybe just a couple of computers / tablets. - Unless there is a way of splitting the traffic per SSID?

Option 2 is an extra plug... But I can just use that for the devices that I want to connect on a VPN only and leave the Smart hub as the 'main hub' for everything else.

Any suggestions / better ideas / recommendations hardware-wise?

Thanks

 

[Pulsedriver]

Some good suggestions guys thank you.

I've gone with option 2, ordered an ASUS RT-AC66U_B1 and will load merlin on it when it arrives and just plug it into the BT Hub, then create a new SSID for the ASUS and connect anything I want using the VPN to that, and leave the rest as-is.