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acayci
Aspirant
Nov 21, 2025

Connecting a Jetson Orin Nano to a Nighthawk MR60 and Enabling Secure Remote Access

Hello,

 

I’m using a Netgear Nighthawk MR60. I purchased a Jetson Orin Nano, which is essentially a powerful computer with an Ethernet port. Since the MR60 has only one Ethernet port, I don’t have a way to connect this device. What are my options?

Secondly, I need to access the Jetson from the public internet. Could you help me expose it securely to the internet as well?

 

Thank you for your help.

Best regards,

Mustafa

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5 Replies

  • acayci's avatar
    acayci
    Aspirant
    Nov 21, 2025

    Hello FURRYe38​   Thanks a lot for your reply.  I also see Multi-Gigabit Ethernet Easy Smart Managed Essentials Switch (MS305E).  It is more expensive compared to GS305v2.    Which one should I go with?

     

    Mustafa

    • FURRYe38's avatar
      FURRYe38
      Guru - Experienced User
      Nov 21, 2025

      Go with the non managed. You don't need anything managed/Smart on the switch. 

       

      Just need additional LAN ports to add which the MR didn't come with. The non managed switch will add that for you. 

       

      acayci wrote:

      Hello FURRYe38​   Thanks a lot for your reply.  I also see Multi-Gigabit Ethernet Easy Smart Managed Essentials Switch (MS305E).  It is more expensive compared to GS305v2.    Which one should I go with?

       

      Mustafa

       

  • CrimpOn's avatar
    CrimpOn
    Guru - Experienced User
    Nov 21, 2025
    acayci wrote:

    I need to access the Jetson from the public internet.

    There are several steps required to access a device on the local LAN from the internet.  The details depend on what type of access is required.

     

    • Some application running on the computer? (web server?  FTP server?)
    • Access to the command line or visual interface of the computer?
    • The operating system running on the device?  (the Jetson Orin Nano appears to run a specialized operating system, perhaps a version of Linux?)

    This is not a trivial undertaking.  I would look for

     

    • Documentation on their web site
    • A User Forum where customers share how they have used the product.

     

     

  • CrimpOn's avatar
    CrimpOn
    Guru - Experienced User
    Nov 21, 2025

    For example, enter this into an internet search, "remote access to Jetson Orin Nano".

    Suggestions include:

    • SSH
    • VNC
    • xRDP

    To access the device from the internet, all of these require the following:

    • The computer needs to have a fixed IP address in the LAN.  This is accomplished by entering the hardware MAC address in the MR60 LAN Setup table.
    • Create Port Forwarding rules for the desired protocols on the Port Forwarding page. (ssh uses port 22. VNC uses port 5900)
      The ports are forwarded to the LAN IP address of the computer.
    • Ensure that the MR60 has a public IP address.  i.e. it is not "hidden" behind an ISP router.

    Another solution would be to enable OpenVPN on the MR60 and use an OpeVPN Client on the remote device to reach the MR60 LAN and then use the LAN IP address with the appropriate ssh, VNC, or xRDP Client to connect to it.

     

    Once you have decided on a strategy for gaining remote access, people on this Forum (and probably the Jetson Forums) can provide assistance.