EE smart hub admin interface - changing the default port (80) to something else

[michnay]

Hi All,

Happy New Year! 🙂

I'm trying to change my router admin interface default port (80) to sometrhing else but I couldn't find a way to do it. I'm using Synology's default DDNS service and - of course - using the domain as is opens the routers admin interface. I undestand nothing can be changed there without the password but moving this to a custom port would be a lot better.

Does anyone know how to do this as I didn't find such option in the router admin settings.

Many thanks.

[XRaySpeX]

You can't change the router's admin port from port 80. It's running a standard HTTP web server. Why do you need to? Sounds like you need to investigate port forwarding.

[michnay]

Hi @XRaySpeX,

Thanks for coming back to me!

The reason why I'd like to do it is because opening the DDNS URL directly opens the router admin page. I know there's nothing that can be changed there without a password but still allows for tinkering...

If there was a way to move the admin page behind some port, it would add some security e.g:

    https://some-ddns-domain-name/  ( <-- current setting)
    https://some-ddns-domain-name:8080/  ( <-- what I'd like to achieve)

It's surprising this cannot be done, it's usually a basic setting in other routers.

I don't really need to tweak the router settings externally so disabling external access would also work. Can that be done instead?

Thanks a lot.

[XRaySpeX]

I dunno what you are worried about. Port 80 is closed anyway.

[bobpullen]

@michnay - is your router the black/grey, or white variant?

Judging from your description, @XRaySpeX is probably right on the money: have you created a port forwarding rule to point external traffic on port 80 to your NAS?

This will expose your NAS to the wider Internet (meaning it can be accessed away from your network) but I'm guessing that's what you're trying to achieve anyway?

[XRaySpeX]

You don't port forward external port 80 to your NAS. If your NAS insists on running on internal port 80 you choose another (high-numbered) port as the external port that will be port forwarded to internal port 80 for the NAS. Then from remotely you access the NAS as https://some-ddns-domain-name/(that high-numbered external port).

[bobpullen]

Isn't that down to preference?

TBH, it would help to establish exactly what OP is trying to achieve by running a DDNS client on the NAS. @michnay, ignoring the desire to reassign the port used by the router admin pages (because it's not possible), what are you wanting to use the NAS DDNS address for and from where? i.e. whilst at home? whilst away from home? Both? Do you know what internal port the NAS is running on?

Perhaps I have the wrong end of the stick, but I'd be amazed if simply enabling DDNS on the NAS opens up the EE router GUI from the Internet. The firewall should be preventing that.

Is somebody is wanting to access a NAS exteranlly, then using an 8080 > 80, or 80 > 80 port translation is neither here nor there IMO.

[Mustrum]

The OP seems to be getting confused or is not following the Synology instructions.

The easier way of doing what they want is set up the simple Quickconnect service, although there is an option to combine that with DDNS.

https://kb.synology.com/en-eu/SRM/tutorial/Synology_Router_External_Access_Quick_Start_Guide 

More info on the DDNS version

https://kb.synology.com/en-eu/SRM/help/SRM/NetworkCenter/internet_quickconnect_ddns?version=1_3#t2