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DDNS settings not displayed
Hi! I am trying to set our router up for remote access to our Wi-Fi. It seems somewhat easy to do it; however, the option/setting to set up a DDNS is not shown under either settings or advanced s...
oskarenilsson wrote:
I am trying to set our router up for remote access to our Wi-Fi.
That's a new one on me. How do you expect that to work? What are you trying to access?
Over the years. For security reasons Netgear has closed various remote ways into a router.
Why is the Remote Management feature being removed from NETGEAR routers? - NETGEAR Support
It now expects us to use the Nighthawk app to get at things.
The R6120 was never a high spec router. According to Netgear's manual for this device, not always the most reliable source of information, the LAN and WAN ports support only 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX. That makes it slower than many newer internet services and most modern network hardware. This may not matter to you, but be warned that it will hobble you if you ever sign up for faster Internet, anything faster than 100 Mbps is a waste of your money.
It also slows down whatever is going on in your local network. Newer devices support at least 1000BASE-TX.
Just another user with time on their hands.