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ORBI remote access
We have 3 homes and have ORBI systems in each home. Before I turned on remote access, the ORBI app would control each house once the appropriate WiFi was recognized. Is there a way to use the ORBI app...
Just to make sure we are discussing the same thing.....
At one time, Orbi routers offered an Advanced feature called Remote Management, which made the Orbi web browser interface available on the internet. By signing up for Dynamic DNS service for each system (with unique names), the user could easily access all of the systems from anywhere. This feature was removed some time ago, perhaps because it exposed a port to the internet which immediately attracted attempts to connect from people with nothing better to do than search the internet for open ports.
The Orbi 'app' offers Anywhere Access, which connects each router to Netgear's "Cloud" so that the Orbi app can connect to the router from "anywhere". With multiple Orbi systems related to the same Netgear logon credentials, multiple systems can be reached through Anywhere Access. The key is that Anywhere Access can be enabled only when physically connected locally to a router. That means a visit to each location to enable Anywhere Access.
Another method is to use OpenVPN to allow remote access to each system. Rather than the Netgear Cloud, this uses the DDNS method. It also requires a visit to each location to set up OpenVPN. This allows access to the LAN of each router to get it set up.