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Limit port forwarding to whitelisted IP Addresses
I am looking for a modem/router product recommendation please.
I owned a really basic Netgear DG834G modem a few years ago which had a neat Port Forwarding feature which would only port forward from a finite whitelist of external IP Addresses (instead of the more common feature of having a blacklist of IP addresses). And since I only have 5 sites, all on fixed IP addresses, this would immediately block cyber-criminals from getting as far as my windows login screen on port 3389 because I would program the router to reject anything except requests from my 5 sites.
The only other meaningful feature I require is an IPSEC VPN capability to allow remote file access and remote printing across my sites.
Is anyone aware of a modem/router (or even just a router) which will give me these 2 key pieces of functionality?
I have been told about a Netgear BR500 but the staff at Netgear's call centre are so incompetent that I cannot ascertain whether it has this whitelisted IP functionality.
Many thanks.
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Welcome to the community! :)
The BR500 supports both IPSec VPN and Port Forwarding.
Let me share the article below:
How do I set up a site-to-site IPSec VPN on my NETGEAR BR500 Business Router?
About Port Forwarding on the BR500, kindly read pages 136-141 of the BR500 user manual here.
To learn more about the specifications of the BR500, kindly check its data sheet here.
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DaneA
NETGEAR Community Team
Whilst I thank you for your quick reply, you actually didnt answer the question. I know the BR500 has both IPSEC VPN and Port Forwarding because it says so on the sales page, but nothing in that page or the manual you sent indicates whether the port forwarding rule can be enabled ONLY FOR CERTAIN EXTERNAL IP ADDRESSES.. That's the dilemma - I want a router that only forwards traffic that comes from a whitelist of external IP Addresses. Can you confirm this is possible on the BR500?
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