Disable remote access to router

Question

I'm using Dlink DIR-615 router to connect to the internet. The problem is, I want to disable remote access to my router admin page. So for example, if my ip address is 100.212.223.267, if I typed in my browser address bar, it would take me to my router admin page. How can I disable this to give access only for user in the internal network.

Thanks in advance.

Solution

I think you're getting confused in this one.

You're using the public IP address(i.e. 100.212.223.267) of your network to access to router's web page while being inside your internal network.

Please note that, while you're using your internet, connected to your Dlink DIR-615 router, you can access to its web page using both your private and public IP Address (i.e. both 192.168.xxx.xxx & 100.212.223.267) but you can not access its web page if you're not connected under the same router or if you're using it from other places with both private and public IP.

For a test, ask your friend who is not using the same router as you to connect the internet to try to access your router page by using your public IP(100.212.223.267) and check what result he'll get when he tries to access by using his own public IP.

Comments

[Daniel B]

Considering this was bumped: If you browse to your external IP address from inside the network, cheap-ish routers may respond even though they are in fact not reachable from the outside world. It all depends on the firmware internals.

[eamai]

I don't want it to be accessed from WAN, it's too dangerous. I just want it to be accessed withing LAN network.

[N4TKD]

correct see G Koe answer, but do not just disable it remove the IP address or I believe it will still allow access remotely(from the WAN) due to a bug in the routers OS.

[eamai]

Thanks, but I still can see my router page by visiting my external ip address. I want access to it via router default ip 192.168.0.1 not from the outside world. Hope that help

[eamai]

The remote management is used for remote management and not completely disable access from ouside world. It's too dangerous for me to chat on IRC since people can enter my router page with my IP address and with some bruteforcing, they'll get access to it.

[N4TKD]

No I do not think they can access your router page unless it has remote management access why do you think they can?

[eamai]

So, I've made some test. I tried typing my IP address from Starbucks public wifi and it goes straight to router page. So my only solution right now is to secure my router page by using strong password. Thank you

[N4TKD]

And you can see the Admin login, even with it disabled?

[eamai]

It's solved now. I called my ISP and they send some guy who ssh into my router and change the iptables configuration. Thanks guys for help.

[Scott - Слава Україні]

So you're saying remote management should be disabled by default?  What if it's not?

[PCChazter]

That's why I mentioned to check to make sure that is not allowed at the end, as you can't take for granted that it is disabled by default. I was just explaining why you may still be able to access the router by both IP's, even if it is disabled.

[Scott - Слава Україні]

But my point is, you seem to be saying, "This question doesn't need to be answered, because it's a non-issue," and then you acknowledge that it might be an issue, but you still don't say how to fix it. In other words, I believe that you have not answered the question in any useful way.

[PCChazter]

You know what, you are right. The reason that I did not explain how to turn remote management off is because I was assuming that remote management is in fact off by default, and there already exists an answer on how to turn it off if it is in fact on. But, to satisfy you, I found a DIR-615 router in my stash of old equipment, hooked it up, and reset it to default values. The Remote Management option is off by default, so unless OP has turned it on at some point, my answer explains why he may think his router is open to the public, when in actuality it is not.