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sbrinaz
Jul 20, 2021Aspirant
WNDR4500V2 - Remote Access manual says yes but cannot do in mobile app
So in the manual it says you can do remote access (I have the latest firmware V1.0.0.72_1.0.45 In the genie manual it says remote access can work with this...so I go to slide the remote access in...
antinode
Jul 20, 2021Guru
> [...] I go to slide the remote access in the IOS app and says not
> suppported.
_Which_ "the IOS app"?
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least). Read. Look for
"Remote Management". Can you use a web browser to do what you want
(with your firmware version)?
> [...] that won't restart the router I think [...]
Why do you want to restart the router remotely? If it gets into
enough trouble that it needs to be restarted, then I wouldn't bet on
being able to talk to it _locally_, let alone remotely.