Asus Router RT-N66U is driving me insane

[skimjim]

Hi.....total newbie here.

I'm very frustrated bc I can't get my Asus RT-N66U router to access the Apex Controller outside the home.

My Apex is set statically at 192.168.1.50. I can access it with NO issues within the LAN using the LAN IP.

Inside my Router under Firewall Settings
Enable Firewall? NO
Enable DoS protection? NO
Logged package type = NONE
Enable Web Access from WAN? greyed out with a YES
Port of Web Access from WAN? greyed out
Respond Ping Request from WAN? greyed out with a YES


In the WAN setting, I chose "Virtual Server/PortFowarding"
Under Basic Config:
Enable Port Forwarding = YES
Famous Server List = (left alone at Please Select)
Famous GameList = (left alone at Please Select)

Under Port Forwarding List:
Server name = apex, Port Range = 9950, Local IP = 192.168.1.50, Local Port = 9950, Protocol = BOTH
I hit the + button and have the above info displayed in a table...meaning that the settings have been applied.

In my Chrome Browser, I type my IP I got from whatsmyip.com in the URL box. Up pops the Main Page to my Gateway Router!!!! What the heck, by putting in my WAN IP I get signed into Router?

I can't figure this out....how to put my WAN IP in my Chrome URL and have it load the Apex Dashboard.

Please help. Thanks, Jim

 

[scuzy]

Your local port should be 80 for 192.168.1.50

You should also disable management from wan its very unsafe

 

[skimjim]

Your local port should be 80 for 192.168.1.50

You should also disable management from wan its very unsafe

i believe my port 80 is being blocked by my ISP bc when I check that port on PFPortChecker it comes back as "Your port is NOT OPEN or not reachable!"

 

[scuzy]

Port 80 is for.internal that's. What your apex is on, you access your machine by external ip. For instance 2.2.2.2:9950 that's what you set up a port forward


Your current configuration is setting 2.2.2.2:9950 forward to 192.169.1.50:9950 which isn't correct you have to change the 192.168.1.50 port 9950 to 80

 

[zachhll]

let me ask you a question did you change to port number on the apex to 9950 like you set up in port forwording if you did i think your issue is when you went and typed in your ip address in the internet you didn't put:9950 after your ip aka xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:9950