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hTep's avatar
hTep
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Oct 26, 2025

Unable to access orbi web interface through reverse proxy

Hello,

 

I set up a reverse proxy on my NAS that access multiple services. All are working great.

I would like to access the orbi web management interface remotely through my nas (reverse proxy).

 

So I set origine and destination on 430 port with hostname orbi.mydomain.me to 10.0.0.1 (orbi lan IP).

My Orbi 750 is set on router mode, not AP mode.

 

What do I miss? 

 

Thanks

 

 

13 Replies

  • CrimpOn's avatar
    CrimpOn
    Guru - Experienced User

    Although I have forwarded many Ports through my Netgear router to devices on the LAN, I am not confident that port 430 (https) can be.

    Have you tried using port 80?

    • hTep's avatar
      hTep
      Guide

      Yep, tried with 80 and 430... same... 

    • StephenB's avatar
      StephenB
      Guru - Experienced User
      CrimpOn wrote:

      port 430 (https)

      HTTPS is port 443, not 430. 

       

      430 is assigned to a protocol called utmpsd.  No idea what that service is, the IANA port registry doesn't say.

       

       

      hTep

      wrote:

      I set up a reverse proxy on my NAS that access multiple services. All are working great.

      I would like to access the orbi web management interface remotely through my nas (reverse proxy).

      Do any of the other services use SSL/TLS?

      • hTep's avatar
        hTep
        Guide

        My mistake team, error while typing.

        port is 443 of course

         

        still doesn’t work:)

  • CrimpOn's avatar
    CrimpOn
    Guru - Experienced User

    Confess I have never set up a reverse proxy. (or used any sort of proxy)

     

    • What are the connections that work? (any of them web sites?)
    • Can you publish the configurations that work?
  • CrimpOn's avatar
    CrimpOn
    Guru - Experienced User

    More detail about how it doesn't work?

    • no response at all?
    • refuses to connect?
    • error message?
  • No error message, seems that it’s searching.

     

    Will post log shortly 

  • God…

     

    just saw that only one user at a time can be logged in the management console… 

     

    maybe it’s my issue.

     

    to be honnest, management console needs a deep refresh… 

     

  • It’s not the cause…

     

    here is what I have in the log when I try de connect remotely to my orbi through my reverse proxy:

     

    I specified https://orbi.mydomain.xxx .

    rules in my reverse proxy is to root to 10.0.0.1 which is my orbi address

     

    why port from the dns is random 57785?

    why destination is 10.0.0.10

     

    I have a upnp rules in my orbi that is similar to that 

     

    [LAN access from remote] from 172.226.208.52 port 57785 to 10.0.0.10 port 443 Monday, Oct 27,2025 23:31:27
    [LAN access from remote] from 172.226.208.52 port 58068 to 10.0.0.10 port 443 Monday, Oct 27,2025 23:31:27
    [LAN access from remote] from 172.226.208.52 port 56976 to 10.0.0.10 port 443 Monday, Oct 27,2025 23:31:24

     

     

    • StephenB's avatar
      StephenB
      Guru - Experienced User
      hTep wrote:

      [LAN access from remote] from 172.226.208.52 port 57785 to 10.0.0.10 port 443 Monday, Oct 27,2025 23:31:27
      [LAN access from remote] from 172.226.208.52 port 58068 to 10.0.0.10 port 443 Monday, Oct 27,2025 23:31:27
      [LAN access from remote] from 172.226.208.52 port 56976 to 10.0.0.10 port 443 Monday, Oct 27,2025 23:31:24

      As I think CrimpOn​ is also saying, this appears to be the inbound connection from the internet device to the reverse proxy, forwarded by the Orbi to the NAS.  Not the outbound connection from the reverse proxy to the Orbi.

       

  • CrimpOn's avatar
    CrimpOn
    Guru - Experienced User
    hTep wrote:

    just saw that only one user at a time can be logged in the management console

    Actually, it is one IP address at a time.  I have more than one browser open to the router web admin.

     

    When you connect remotely to the router to get to the NAS, the port is forwarded to the NAS IP address.

    Is the NAS 10.0.0.10?

    With any kind of proxy (remote or <what is 'not remote'?>) traffic goes in both directions through the proxy.

  • Thanks CrimpOn​ for your help, appreciate :)

     

    I disable UPNP and now I have "500 Internal Server Error" when trying to connect.

     

    I dig into reddit and I can find people that can't reach an orbi router with a reverse proxy...

     

    How could I escalate to orbi support?

     

     

  • CrimpOn's avatar
    CrimpOn
    Guru - Experienced User
    hTep wrote:

    How could I escalate to orbi support?

    My impression is that most people turn to the Community Forum and Reddit because (a) the 90 days of 'complimentary support' that came with purchase of a product have long expired, and (b) they are not willing to pay Netgear for support.  The current rate is $99/year: https://www.netgear.com/home/services/prosupport

     

    Having been to cheap to purchase support, I have no idea whether implementing Reverse Proxy on some LAN device is a topic they are competent (or willing) to handle.