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FIDI_G
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Jan 23, 2021

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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? 

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  • > [...] So technically I dont think I'm posting these questions to the
    > right group. [...]

     

          https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/bd-p/en-home-routers-nighthawk-wifi-ax6

     

    > [...] 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>

    ?