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huttler
Aspirant
Nov 27, 2017
Solved

Remote Access Problems

Problem: unable to access router while away from home Reason: The remote management address in the router setting is stuck on IP address 192.168.x.x   I was able to use remote access when the rout...
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  • JamesGL's avatar
    JamesGL
    Nov 28, 2017

    Hi huttler,

     

    Set the modem to bridge mode to make sure the IP that the router gets is private.

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JamesGL
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Nov 27, 2017

Hi huttler,

 

Make sure that the router is  not connected to another router. The IP address should be a public. What you have is a private which means the router is connected to the modem/router device.

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JamesGL
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Nov 28, 2017

Hi huttler,

 

Set the modem to bridge mode to make sure the IP that the router gets is private.

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    JamesGL
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    Dec 04, 2017

    Hi huttler,

     

    We’d greatly appreciate hearing your feedback letting us know if you need further assistance.