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hawke84
Mar 13, 2015Tutor
RN104 Router Ports to open
Hi, to make sure everything works well (things like readycloud) what ports do i need to open on my router? ive got port 80 and 21 pointing to the readynas, do i need anything else for readycloud? (rea...
StephenB
Mar 14, 2015Guru - Experienced User
You can also browse shares if you have http access enabled for them.
hawke84 wrote: On my router so I can connect to the administration page externally
If you wish you can also use the secondary https feature. For instance, assign 54321 as the secondary port, and forward that. Then access via https://ddnsname:54321/admin This is useful if you have other devices that can be managed remotely (perhaps the router itself).
It's important to choose good passwords if you forward ports.
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