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shuang1015
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Mar 09, 2021

RAX45's Remote Access of its Nighthawk is not the same as Remote Management from Web

I can access my router from both Netgear browser GYI and Nighthawk iOS app (the latest version 2.8.5.16).  When I turned on Remote Access on the Nighthawk's app, it does not turn on the "Turn Remote ...
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schumaku
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 25, 2021
shuang1015 wrote:

Also when "Turn Remote Management On" is turned on/off from the borwser gui at home,  it has no effect on the Nighthawk iOS app's Remote Access on/off button.

Perfectly correct.

 

The browser controlled "Remote Management" allows to connect to the router public IP address on the designated port. There is no equivalent control in the Nighthawk App. 

 

The Remote Access (which should be named Access Anywhere in my understanding - at least in most markets) in the App does establish a connection to the Netgear cloud so the App can be used to access the router while away from your home network. This control again does not exist in the router browser Web UI.