Some error occurred while enabling/disabling remote management

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TL/DR:&nbsp; Getting an error message when trying to enable remote access on mobile device using Orbi App:&nbsp;&nbsp;Orbi 850 system in access point mode.&nbsp;There apparently is no place in the Orbi web-based App to enable or disable remote access.&nbsp; (Why is that!?)&nbsp;When accessing the Orbi 850 on a local network via the Iphone app, selecting the "hamburger" in top left and then selecting "Enable Remote Access", I get the error "Some error occurred while enabling/disabling remote management".&nbsp;Hardware Version &nbsp; &nbsp;RBR850Firmware Version &nbsp; &nbsp;V7.2.7.15_5.1.16GUI Language Version &nbsp; &nbsp;V3.0.3.12_2.1.30.3Protection Engine Version &nbsp; &nbsp;2.2.214.4/1.0.0.2049Operation Mode &nbsp; &nbsp;AP&nbsp;&nbsp;I believe I have read about a similar error on an earlier version of firmware.&nbsp;Any recommendations are appreciated.

michaelkenward · Answer

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Chuck_M wrote:
Where specifically is enabling remote management done in the web-based app?

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Netgear abandoned "remote management" a few years ago. Back then it talked of security issues.
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Why is the Remote Management feature being removed from NETGEAR routers? - NETGEAR Support
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Chuck_M wrote:
My Orbi systems are in AP mode BTW.

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AP mode disables many features, even when they still work in router mode.
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Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR Support
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Just another user with time on their hands.

michaelkenward · Answer

Chuck_M wrote:
There apparently is no place in the Orbi web-based App to enable or disable remote access. (Why is that!?)

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I answered that question from your first message.
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Chuck_M wrote:
I suppose the software for the 970 is more modernized and they have reestablished this function?

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As explained, remote access (management) is dead.
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Netgear has changed its naming for the various ways of getting at a network. Another big change over the years has been the rise of Anywhere Access.&nbsp;
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Anywhere Access uses an intermediary web connection through MyNetgear to let you get at your devices without the security risks of Remote Management.
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Remote Management is now Anywhere Access in the Nighthawk and Orbi apps | Answer | NETGEAR Support
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The idea was to avoid confusion. Doesn't seem to have worked.
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Chuck_M wrote:
Whatever the answer, the remote access of a system in Access ppoint mode (by way of a mobile device) is still very useful to check status/etc.

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Anywhere Access, as it is now known,&nbsp; is as good as it gets.
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Just another user with time on their hands.
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Chuck_M · Answer

Where specifically is enabling remote management done in the web-based app? I cannot find it and have same issue with the "Some error occurred while enabling/disabling remote management"

My Orbi systems are in AP mode BTW.

Chuck_M · Answer

Interesting.&nbsp; I have three separate installs of Orbi's at different locations:&nbsp; They are:&nbsp;2 x RBR970s1 x RBR850&nbsp;&nbsp;All systems are configured to Access Point mode using pfSense on a network appliance for routing functions.&nbsp;The two RBR970s -- via the mobile app -- work well and show the router (in access point mode), the satellites, and all devices wirelessly connected to each satellite.&nbsp;The RBR850 pukes when you try to enable that same remote access via the mobile app.&nbsp;I suppose the software for the 970 is more modernized and they have reestablished this function?&nbsp;Whatever the answer, the remote access of a system in Access ppoint mode (by way of a mobile device) is still very useful to check status/etc.&nbsp;

FURRYe38 · Answer

Only Anywhere Access on the Orbi app is supported from some limited remote access features thru the app.&nbsp;
NG removed web UI remote access years ago due to security concerns.&nbsp;

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