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Remote Access to Airport Utility

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ChipRivers

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I have a home network which includes an Airport Extreme providing wi-fi access.

I use the Airport Utility to control access to individual devices and limit the time my children can use their phones, laptops, xbox, etc.

There has been the odd occasion where I have needed to edit these access controls when I am not at home.

Is there anyway that I can remotely access Airport Utility to edit these settings?
 
Altemose

Altemose

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ChipRivers said:
I have a home network which includes an Airport Extreme providing wi-fi access.

I use the Airport Utility to control access to individual devices and limit the time my children can use their phones, laptops, xbox, etc.

There has been the odd occasion where I have needed to edit these access controls when I am not at home.

Is there anyway that I can remotely access Airport Utility to edit these settings?
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In AirPort Utility, set it to "Allow Setup over WAN". You are going to need to ensure your AirPort is the only router on the network, and the modem in front of it is a simple modem and not a router! If it is, you must set it to bridge mode.

You also must know your public IP address and the log on for the AirPort!
 
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ChipRivers

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I can't find an option to allow setup over WAN?

I am using Airport Utility 6.3.2 on Mavericks.
 
Weaselboy

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ChipRivers said:
I can't find an option to allow setup over WAN?

I am using Airport Utility 6.3.2 on Mavericks.
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You can see it here in the Base Station tab.

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ChipRivers

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I don't have that option in my AirPort Utility!
 

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ChipRivers

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paulrbeers said:
Your airport is in bridge mode isn't it?

And/or it is used as a wifi only access point...


Either way it isn't your main router right?.
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I have fibre broadband modem which feeds into a BT HomeHub and then into the AE which provides the WiFi.

Will it not work in this configuration?
 
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paulrbeers

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ChipRivers said:
I have fibre broadband modem which feeds into a BT HomeHub and then into the AE which provides the WiFi.

Will it not work in this configuration?
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Nope. AE wold need to be the first device after the Broadband Modem. Your BT Homehub probably has its own firewall and what not. How would your AE communicate with the outside world if the BT Homehub would block it? I have several AE's at my house. The ONLY one that I can reach from the outside (if I turned on WAN access) is my main one that does all my DHCP and is directly connected to the Cable Modem. All others do not have this option because they are "inside" the network.
 
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ChipRivers

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When I first goy my AE I replaced the BT HH and had just:

Fibre Modem --> AE

But my Vodafone Suresignal would not work - something to do with PPPoE and PPPoA - can't remember which way round they were but whichever the Vodafone SS needs is the opposite to which the AE works on, however the BT HH offered the right connection so I added it back like this:

Fibre Modem --> BT HH --> VSS + AE

Is their an alternative configuration that would allow remote access to the AE whilst keeping the right connection required for the VSS?
 
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Altemose

Altemose

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ChipRivers said:
When I first goy my AE I replaced the BT HH and had just:

Fibre Modem --> AE

But my Vodafone Suresignal would not work - something to do with PPPoE and PPPoA - can't remember which way round they were but whichever the Vodafone SS needs is the opposite to which the AE works on, however the BT HH offered the right connection so I added it back like this:

Fibre Modem --> BT HH --> VSS + AE

Is their an alternative configuration that would allow remote access to the AE whilst keeping the right connection required for the VSS?
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You could try Double NAT but it is definitely not recommended. Plus you would have to forward ports. I am not exactly sure what ports it uses for remote management...
 
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Apple Fan 21

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Altemose said:
In AirPort Utility, set it to "Allow Setup over WAN". You are going to need to ensure your AirPort is the only router on the network, and the modem in front of it is a simple modem and not a router! If it is, you must set it to bridge mode.

You also must know your public IP address and the log on for the AirPort!
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Where do I find my public IP address??
 
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Apple Fan 21

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So how does this work exactly? I have set up over WAN enabled and my public IP address. Do I just put my public IP address in the web address bar? Tried that in my iPhone w/ wifi off (so I wouldn't be on my home network) and no luck???
 
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Apple Fan 21 said:
So how does this work exactly? I have set up over WAN enabled and my public IP address. Do I just put my public IP address in the web address bar? Tried that in my iPhone w/ wifi off (so I wouldn't be on my home network) and no luck???
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You use Airport Utility. Start Airport Utility then go to File menu then Configure Other and you will get this window.

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Never used this myself, so let us know how it goes.
 
Altemose

Altemose

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Weaselboy said:
You can DL Airport Util for Windows from Apple and try that. I just looked in the iOS version of Airport Util and I don't see that option.
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You are right. AirPort Utility for iOS cannot remotely connect to an AirPort Base Station! The final version for Windows can however!
 
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