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RBR850 interface becomes inaccessible
Now that my very limited support window has expired (considering how expensive this product is), I am still left with an issue that support were unable to resolve during that time, namely that the RB...
Oops didn’t answer your question. Power cycle does the trick for a while as this is all you can do without interface or telnet access enabled.
Power cycle the router, and both management methods appear, but then (after how long?) they fail.
Is Anywhere Access being done locally from the LAN, or from a remote location?
For local web access, is it accessed (a) by URL (http://orbilogin.net), or (b) by IP address of router?
What is the specific error message the web browser displays?
(happens on more than one browser and more than one computer/laptop/tablet?
I am one of the folks who was annoyed when Netgear decided to remove Remote Access from the Orbi advanced settings. Yes, I understand that exposing port 443 to the internet is a potential vulnerability (especially if the Orbi password is not very complicated) and the web server bundled with OpenWRT may have unpatched vulnerabilities. But, that's sort of the user's option, isn't it?
I find the app to be almost useless, so I enabled OpenVPN on my router(s) and use it to management them remotely. Not trivial to set up, but it provides access to the full web interface and every device on the LAN.