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acayci
Nov 21, 2025Aspirant
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 ...
CrimpOn
Nov 23, 2025Guru - Experienced User
One remote access topic to consider is security. When the user forwards ports through the router to a device on the LAN, it is entirely up to the device to handle security. i.e. if port 22 is opened to allow ssh connection to the device, then the device must allow only authorized connections and reject unauthorized connections. Once port 22 is open, there will be almost constant attempts from the internet to connect to it.
Enabling OpenVPN on the router, allows remote devices to connect to the LAN and then use whatever protocol or mechanism they want to access any device on the LAN. This is (yet another) reason to be in touch with others who are using this powerful device, as they may have useful experience.