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Jonathan.N DD-WRT Novice Joined: 14 Jun 2021 Posts: 2
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2021 23:12 Post subject: Remote access trouble
I am having trouble using remote access. How do I find the WAN IP so I can access the router off-site. What would I do here? Remote access is vital for off-site management.
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Jonathan.N DD-WRT Novice Joined: 14 Jun 2021 Posts: 2
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 2:02 Post subject: Solved!
The WAN IP was on the details page. I had https on, so I had to put xx.x.x.xx:8080. I hope this helped anyone with a issue like this!
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egc DD-WRT Guru Joined: 18 Mar 2014 Posts: 12839 Location: Netherlands
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:02 Post subject:
You better use DDNS as your WAN ip is often dynamic.
Allowing remote access is a potential safety issue.
Either use a very strong password but better use SSH keys or even better use OpenVPN or WireGuard to make a remote connection to your network.
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