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Anywhere Access on RBR850 running firmware v4.6.14.3
After the latest firmware update I can no longer remotely access my router using the Orbi iOS app. I receive a message saying that Anywhere Access has to be turned on on the router however I am unab...
arees0921 wrote:
Router documentation has no references to Anywhere Access.
Netgear changed the name but forgot to update manuals.
Remote Management is now Anywhere Access in the Nighthawk and Orbi apps | Answer | NETGEAR Support
michaelkenward wrote:
Netgear changed the name but forgot to update manuals.
The person assigned to write that knowledge base article was misinformed, to wit:
Wonderful. Let's use the Orbi app to:
- Make LAN IP assignments
- Look at Orbi logs, or email logs
- Change what events go into the logs
- Make a backup of the configuration
- Change the DNS server IPs
- Forward a port
- Set up OpenVPN
- Enable IPv6
Oops. The "exactly the same" app doesn't do any of those things.
What we remember as Remote Management was identical to local management because it was the exact same web site.