ASUS Router Remote Connection

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CredulousDane

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Those of you who have an ASUS Router - do you have the remote connection option enabled?

I would think it's for automatic firmware updates but I haven't yet enabled it as I guess I'm a little worried.

For now I've set a recurring task on my todo list to check for firmware updates every 5 days.

It's in the ASUS app and looks like this:
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I don't think that's for firmware updates, I think that allows you to administer the router remotely (when you're not on your home Wi-Fi network). For most people, you should keep that off.
 
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Scott said:
I don't think that's for firmware updates, I think that allows you to administer the router remotely (when you're not on your home Wi-Fi network). For most people, you should keep that off.
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Ahh makes sense - also, didn't think about it being under System Settings and not Firmware Upgrade. Will definitely keep it off :)
 
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