Hey thanks in advance. I have 3 questions around security for my RAX45 Router:
1) The model section above does not let me select the RAX45 — Nighthawk AX6 6-Stream AX4300 WiFi Router. So technically I dont think I'm posting these questions to the right group. Hopefully it's not important.
2) I cant figure out how to remove or rename the admin account. I would like to create a new admin account and name it something other than "admin" Basicly I only want one admin account and I want to name it something else. Is this possible?
3) I use a ddns service and I find it very wiered that if I type in the ddns address I get prompted to log into my router. How do I disable this externally? I would like to log into my router when I'm at home (internally) but not expose this when I'm outside of my local network. That with a default admin user account of admin doesnt that potentially make it easir to hackinto?
> [...] I only want one admin account and I want to name it something > else. Is this possible?
Generally no, not on Netgear consumer-grade routers. (There might be some exceptions, but if it's not mentioned in the User Manual, I'd infer that it's not possible.)
> 3) I use a ddns service and I find it very wiered that if I type in > the ddns address [...]
Do you "type in" some "address", or a [D]DNS _name_? (Or does it make no difference?)
> [...] I get prompted to log into my router. How do I disable this > externally?
Where, exactly, is the web browser where are you doing this? Some computer/device on your LAN? Have you tried doing it _really_ "externally"?
> [...] I would like to log into my router when I'm at home (internally) > but not expose this when I'm outside of my local network. [...]
First, verify that the router actually does "expose this" to the outside world. It might be "helping" you more than you'd expect.
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least). Read. Look for "remote access" and/or "Remote Management".
> [...] with a default admin user account of admin doesnt that > potentially make it easir to hackinto?
That'd depend on your choice of password.
When it comes to ease of guessing, what's the practical difference between: user = <other_name> pass = <short_pass> and: user = admin pass = <other_name><short_pass>
