I’m having trouble accessing the GUI of my TP-Link VR400 router remotely. Here’s my setup:
MikroTik Router
Two Modem Routers in Bridge Mode:
TP-Link VR400
ZTE H188A
I’ve configured both modems in bridge mode and connected them to the MikroTik router, which hosts the PPPoE connection. My goal is to access the GUI of these modem routers remotely.
What I’ve Done:
I’ve set up the following NAT rules on the MikroTik router:
ZTE Router: I can access the GUI remotely via Public_IP:6713.
TP-Link Router: When I try to access it via Public_IP:8081, I get a partially loaded page. If I try using HTTPS port 443, I get a “403 Forbidden” error.
Screenshots:
Troubleshooting Attempts:
Tried different methods and ports.
Searched online, which suggested enabling “Remote Management” on the TP-Link router, but this option isn’t available in bridge mode.
Set firewall rules to low on the TP-Link router to ensure it’s not blocking the connection.
Despite all this, I still can’t access the TP-Link router’s GUI remotely. Has anyone faced a similar issue with TP-Link routers and found a solution? Is there a way to achieve remote access to the GUI in bridge mode?
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
so i add this rules to the mangle but still i can’t access GUI of tp-link Router:
add action=accept chain=prerouting comment="allow usage of default routing tab\
le for traffic to ISP1 connected networks" dst-address=192.168.1.0/24 in-interface=\
bridge1
add action=accept chain=prerouting comment="allow usage of default routing tab\
le for traffic to ISP2 connected networks" dst-address=192.168.0.0/24 in-interface=\
bridge1
Thanks alot for your help <3… i know already about Port Forwarding and the NAT and all of that and i tried so many things doesn’t work… it seems there something in Tp-Link router block the connection because the another router (ZTE) is working fine and i could connect to it remotely without any problem so i think it’s all about Tp-Link router… but anyway thanks for your help.
I.e. change the ports directly on the TP-LINK, instead of dstnatting, it is possible that there is an issue with port 80 on the VR400, even if it is a different case, see: https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/111693
Thank you so much for your reply. Actually, I tried all of that, but unfortunately, nothing is working. I changed the ports and adjusted the firewall settings on the TP-Link router, but still nothing happened. It only works if I enable remote management, but this is not available in Bridge mode. I don’t know what else to do, so I will make a post on the TP-Link community. Maybe someone there can help me out… Thanks again bro for your help <3.
Still, while the 403 error is understandable (no or refused connection) the “partial” loading is “strange”, it would seem like the TP-LINK would send some data through a given port (that is correctly dstnatted and works) and some other data through another (unknown) port.
You’re totally right; it’s strange that the page partially loads. It does seem like the TP-Link router might be using multiple ports for the GUI, and some of these might not be properly forwarded or are being blocked.
I’m not entirely sure what TP-Link has done with their router’s configuration, but I’m looking into it to try and resolve this issue. I’m confident that my MikroTik router setup is correct because my other router (ZTE) works fine for remote access. So, it seems like the issue is with the TP-Link router specifically.
Thank you for pointing this out and for your reply!
