Access The Local Browser Interface Of The Base Station From Outside Your Network - NETGEAR VNC4030-111PAS User Manual

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Access the Local Browser Interface of the Base Station
From Outside Your Network
If you want to access the local browser interface of the base station from outside your network over the
Internet, you can either establish a virtual private network (VPN) connection to your network and to the base
station or set up port forwarding to the base station on your local router. The former method is much more
secure than the latter.
• Set up a VPN connection.
If your router integrates VPN capabilities (many NETGEAR routers do), you must install a VPN client
app on your computer or mobile device. You can download an app from the app store for your type of
device.
If your router does not integrate a VPN feature, use a free or commercial VPN service. Such a service
usually comes with a VPN client.
You can also install OpenVPN server software on your router. Doing so requires considerable technical
knowledge. For more information and to download the software, visit
https://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source.html.
• Set up port forwarding.
If your router integrates port forwarding capabilities (many NETGEAR routers do), set up port forwarding
to the base station, using the IP address and external and internal port numbers of the base station. In
a port forwarding configuration, the base station functions as the server or service to which external
traffic (that is traffic from the Internet) is forwarded.
The base station uses TCP port 80 for HTTP traffic and TCP port 443 for HTTPS traffic.
For information about setting up port forwarding on a NETGEAR router, visit
https://kb.netgear.com/24289/How-do-I-set-up-port-forwarding-on-my-Nighthawk-router.
Instead of using port forwarding, you can manually set up custom firewall rules in the security application
on your device. Doing so requires technical knowledge and can be less secure than using port forwarding.
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