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Remote VPN access with access control
I've just installed a two-station Orbi 770 in an environment that is
- remote from my office
- requires using MAC-number based access control to allow only authorized users without constantly changing passwords.
On the Web interface, the access control section appears to give me what I need, and the VPN capability promises to give me access to the web admin interface remotely. Indeed, it does--as long as access control is turned off. But then, of course, I'm not limiting access to the MAC numbers in my list. But if I turn it access control on, my VPN session is blocked. This is not surprising, because VPN doesn't pass on the MAC number of my home machine, so even if I authorize access for that MAC number, it doesn't recognize me.
Is there some way to tell the system to grant access to a VPN channel, even while access control is on?
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The MAC-address limitation makes sense because a VPN connection doesn't necessarily present the remote device's original MAC address to the router. It would be useful to know whether the Orbi 770 offers a separate VPN-specific allow rule or another authentication method that can coexist with Access Control enabled.
On my old Orbi RBR50, Access Control indeed does block VPN connections:
However, it is not clear (to me) what the goal is.
- To access computer resources at work while connected to the home network?
- To access computer resources connected to the home network while...?? (somewhere else?)
