Peplink Balance 580 Fwd Port 80

[mldowling]

Hello @knadsady,
Here are two simple ways to ensure you are not using Port 80 for administering your router(s) and that port 80 is free to use for other purposes.

Where the security is managed by InControl2

Within the InControl2 console, navigate to the devices group and under the drop down menu of Settings choose the menu of Device Web Admin Management, change your settings to:

Where the security is not managed by InControl2

Within the router web admin, navigate to the System tab and the left menu of Admin Security, change your settings to:

Result

Now the router is not accessible on the WAN with Port 80 (or any other WAN port) leaving you able to use Port 80 for other purposes.

Extra reading

You might also like to look through these articles on how to secure your Peplink/Pepwave systems.

InControl 2 Initial Setup Guide

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Quick and Easy Ways to Secure Your Router

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Happy to Help,
Marcus