Mick Mickle
Regular Contributor
RMerlin - Would it be feasible to add these options to your firmware?
1. Ability to toggle "Enable/Disable" for each port forward (like DD-WRT provides).
To disable a port forward now requires deleting it in the webGUI, and it's an inconvenience to reenter the information and add it back to enable again. For users who test or use multiple software configurations that need various port forwards (HTTP/S or FTP servers, WHS, Remote Potato, etc.) that feature would be great. I know I had a full page of port forwards in DD-WRT on my previous router, most disabled at any one time, and I'd hate to think of adding and deleting them to accomplish the same thing. Also, because AiCloud seems incapable of using anything but port 443 (probably to simplify the mobile apps), it would be nice to easily switch between AiCloud and remote web access for Windows server family by simply turning AiCloud on/off in concert with enabling/disabling the port forward for 443. (Edit: By the way, I found that when AiCloud is turned on and port 443 is forwarded at the same time, RT-N66R handles the conflict in favor of the port forward, bypassing AiCloud.)
2. Ability to chose authentication method for accessing the webGUI as HTTP for LAN but HTTPS for Web. Similar to the current "BOTH" option, except plain HTTP access not allowed from the Web for security reasons.
Perhaps there's little justification for such a new option, but I initially had some difficulty accessing the webGUI with SSL on the LAN with the out-of-box firmware version, and it can be over-kill on a private LAN. Also, HTTPS access to DD-WRT has some options (like configuration backup and restore) greyed out. But that might be unique to DD-WRT and not a problem with your firmware.
Thanks for thinking about this.
1. Ability to toggle "Enable/Disable" for each port forward (like DD-WRT provides).
To disable a port forward now requires deleting it in the webGUI, and it's an inconvenience to reenter the information and add it back to enable again. For users who test or use multiple software configurations that need various port forwards (HTTP/S or FTP servers, WHS, Remote Potato, etc.) that feature would be great. I know I had a full page of port forwards in DD-WRT on my previous router, most disabled at any one time, and I'd hate to think of adding and deleting them to accomplish the same thing. Also, because AiCloud seems incapable of using anything but port 443 (probably to simplify the mobile apps), it would be nice to easily switch between AiCloud and remote web access for Windows server family by simply turning AiCloud on/off in concert with enabling/disabling the port forward for 443. (Edit: By the way, I found that when AiCloud is turned on and port 443 is forwarded at the same time, RT-N66R handles the conflict in favor of the port forward, bypassing AiCloud.)
2. Ability to chose authentication method for accessing the webGUI as HTTP for LAN but HTTPS for Web. Similar to the current "BOTH" option, except plain HTTP access not allowed from the Web for security reasons.
Perhaps there's little justification for such a new option, but I initially had some difficulty accessing the webGUI with SSL on the LAN with the out-of-box firmware version, and it can be over-kill on a private LAN. Also, HTTPS access to DD-WRT has some options (like configuration backup and restore) greyed out. But that might be unique to DD-WRT and not a problem with your firmware.
Thanks for thinking about this.
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