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Crasje
Feb 20, 2026Tutor
Orbi 870 Anywhere access error
Hi, I have an error while trying to turn on the Anywhere access. It was on but since 2 days gives me an error (see attachment). " some error occurred while enabling disabling anywhere access"...
- Feb 20, 2026
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Orbi RBR50 - Cannot Enable Anywhere Access in iOS App | NETGEAR Communities
CrimpOn
Feb 20, 2026Guru - Experienced User
Crasje wrote:looked in the web interface for a setting,
There is no option in the web interface regarding Anywhere Access on the Orbi app. Enabling Anywhere Access can be done only from the app while the device is connected to the router on the LAN.
Can you install the Orbi app on a different mobile device? (phone, tablet)