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GrahamH20
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Jan 03, 2018
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RN424 Can you change the https port number from 443 to another number to avoid conflict with server

I haven't yet setup my NAS RN424 as the new office isn't quite ready. However I have been reading through the documentation in preparation to do so

 

I see in the documentation for setting up the HTTPS connection on RN424 that it says you cannot change the default port 1 setting from 443. Is this correct?

If it is correct then it conflicts with the servers remote access. Presumeably I will  need to reconfigure the RWA on the server and port fowarding on the router if this port cannot be changed on the NAS.

If the NAS port cannot be changed would port 444 suffice or should I choose a much higher number

Any advice greatfully received

  • Hi.

    Thanks for all your help. I'll set up the 2nd port and see how it goes

    With regard to the MS server RWA, if I can't go directly to the NAS I can always piggyback from a workstation.

    For your interest and anyone else that has looked at this, once I install the NAS in the Office (when BT put the new Broadband in) I will let you know my final solution

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  • GrahamH20 wrote:

     

    If it is correct then it conflicts with the servers remote access.


    By "server" do you mean the ReadyNAS itself?  If so, you can forward port 443 in the router either to the NAS primary port or to the secondary port.

     


    GrahamH20 wrote:

     

    If the NAS port cannot be changed would port 444 suffice or should I choose a much higher number

     


    The internet folks (IANA/ICANN) have reserved port 49152-65535 for private use.  So I always recommend assigning ports in this range.

    • GrahamH20's avatar
      GrahamH20
      Aspirant

      Hi StephenD

      Thanks for letting me know the recommended range of ports to use.

      The server is a 2012 R2 Essentials server. The RWA (remote web access) is configured to use port 443 with port fowarding for that port directed to the MS server. I thought it would be easier to change the default https port on the NAS when installing rather than reconfigure both firewall and RWA on the MS server. However the NAS User manual says you can't change the default port 1 for https from 443, so unless this is wrong I guess I will need to reconfigure the MS server

      • StephenB's avatar
        StephenB
        Guru

        GrahamH20 wrote:

         

        Thanks for letting me know the recommended range of ports to use.

        The server is a 2012 R2 Essentials server. The RWA (remote web access) is configured to use port 443 with port fowarding for that port directed to the MS server.

        You have two other options:

        • set the secondary port to a different value (say 49152), and then forward 49152 in the router to NAS port 49152.
        • forward a different port (say 49152) to NAS port 443 in the router.

        The challenge with either approach is that the port needs to be specified in the URL (e.g, https://routerdnsname:49152/admin/ ).

         

        Are you planning on having normal users access the NAS remotely, or is this an administrative convenience?

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