Orbi RBR20 remote restart

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sl837126 wrote:

I cannot believe the Orbi RBR20 router cannot be restarted via the web. Is there any plan to include or, imho, fix this?

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I know of two methods to restart my Orbi RBR50 router from the web (i.e. not at home on the Orbi network):

• Enable "Remote Management" on the Orbi Web Interface (not the "App")
  This is on the Advanced Tab, Advanced Setup, Remote Management.
  Before enabling Remote Management, the Orbi should be set up with a Dynamic DNS (DDNS),
  otherwise the user will have to know the public IP address of the Orbi, which may have changed over time.
  With Remote Management enabled, use a web browser from anywhere in the world,
  connect to the Orbi Remote Management port using https://<ip or DDNS>,
  log into the web interface.
  Navigate to the Advanced Tab Home Page.
  Click on "Reboot".
• Set up OpenVPN.
  From anywhere in the world, VPN into the Orbi.
  Open a web browser to http://orbilogin.net.
  Log into the web interface.
  Navigate to the Advanced Tab Home Page.
  Click on "Reboot".

Both of these methods work.  I (personally) do not keep Remote Management enabled because that tends to fill the Orbi log file with invalid login attampts as every sleezebag in the world recognizes that port 8443 is open and tries to hack into the Orbi.  With my 25 character password, I think they have "no chance", but it annoys me to have the log file full of nonsense.  So, I use the OpenVPN method.