Accessing router console from remote

Question

I am currently facing network attacks towards my NAS. Luckily with little change to succeed given my NAS security configuration but still I would like to stop the traffic at port level, by disabling a URL mapping I had configured on the router (RBR850 v4.6.3.16 as far as I know not affected by the recent firmware issue: I never had a problem to access the console when on LAN).

The issue is that I am not on site and would like to do my configuration change remotely.

But I don't find a way to do so:

1/ the Netgear Orbi app does not allow to access the advanced configuration parameters and I don't find any way to manage ports using it

2/ the VPN connection to my LAN (managed using OpenVPN on the router) allows me to have a network connectivity to the router from my iPhone. The HTTP basich authentication pops up ...but systematically redirect me to the page only allowing to reset the admin password 😞 (http://{router-ip}/MNU_access_setRecovery_index.htm) rather than the administration page for the router

Isn't there anyway to access port mapping configuration without being on-site physically connected to the LAN?

FURRYe38 · Answer

Have a PC at the site and use a remote app like Remote Desktop or Teamviewer to control the routers web page thru the PC. Or you'll have to be on site.&nbsp;
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CrimpOn · Answer

Flupke&nbsp;wrote:I think you right. Maybe my first password entry was wrong and it gives no chance for more tries
Hmmm.&nbsp; My experience has been that it takes three consecutive password errors to bring up Password Reset.

Flupke · Answer

I am facing a similar issue today while attempting to access the router remotely (through OpenVPN).

At this stage I am still convinced it is due to my remote connection (the VPN being handled by the router, it may be treated in a special way) as I had usually no problem to connect to the console when on the LAN. And I didn't do any recent firwware upgrade so I don't see why it would suddenly stop functioning. But now reading your post I am a bit worried that I could have the same issue than you do. To be confirmed when I'll be back at home.

Flupke · Answer

Thanks&nbsp;FURRYe38&nbsp;.It confirms there is a need to be on the LAN to configure advanced parameters and that remote management of the router is barely for high-level parameters.I will probably not go for the complexity of having a remote desktop just for that purpose.I am still surprised that the "VPN" access is not working to access the console (VPN is imho seamless for the router: it should be as a machine on the LAN ...except if the router itself is doing the VPN - which it is doing in my case - and take "internally" into account the knowledge about the VPN-ization to filter accesses to console)

CrimpOn · Answer

After Netgear removed the "Remote Management" option, the OpenVPN tunnel is the only method I know of to access the Orbi web interface when not physically connected to the LAN.
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I just now activated my smartphone Hot Spot, connected a Windows 10 laptop to the Hot Spot, and used OpenVPN to connect the laptop to my RBR50 Orbi router.&nbsp; Opened 192.168.1.1 with the Edge router and the typical login box came up.&nbsp; Got the regular web interface.
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Unless Netgear has made the 850 product "different", my suspicion is that the password entered on the iPhone is not correct.&nbsp; Phone keyboards are very difficult (for me, with my fat fingers) and it is really easy to make a mistake.&nbsp; It does not help that the Orbi credential box has no option to make the password visible, rather than those irritating 'dots'.

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