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Nighthawk AC2300 Remote access stopped working
I turned on remote access using the default port 8443. I was able to access my router remotely for a few days. However, now when I try to access the router it never connects. this was my first tim...
Sorry about the minimal router info. Im currently not at the router location. I wanted to have remote access to my router so I could reboot it. I need to try to reboot remotely because sometimes there are power failures or loss of internet. After this happens several times in a few months none of my WiFi devices get reconnected to my router.
I have to physically go to the location and reboot the router in order for everything to connect again
Tjrue wrote:
Sorry about the minimal router info. Im currently not at the router location. I wanted to have remote access to my router so I could reboot it. I need to try to reboot remotely because sometimes there are power failures or loss of internet. After this happens several times in a few months none of my WiFi devices get reconnected to my router.
Any form of remote access depends on having an Internet connection at the receiving end. Without that you are stuffed.
To reboot when there is an Internet connection, you might do better to investigate Anywhere Access and the mobile apps.