Using DWC outside the local network

[PropellerHat]

Hi

I just jumped into something I dislike a lot, configuring things (obviously Duet this time) for networking in hopes of controlling my printer from home (it is at my workshop) and got everything looking great untill tried to use DWC through my phone without wifi. It was soon obvious Dwc works local only if further work is not done.

My question is:

What ways are there awailable to make it possible to control the printer from anywhere? I have read a bit about port forfarding and some are apparently also using remote desktop with an extra computer. I don't want to get another computer, so maybe the only way for me would be port forwarding..?

If other solutions (somewhat easy, I'm not a network config guru) are awailable, I would be happy to hear about them.

Thanks
PropellerHat

[Falkia]

@propellerhat If the router at your workshop have VPN function, then you can connect your remote phone/computer with VPN. Your remote device will then be connected to the local network at your workshop regardless where in the world you are. Unfortunately this need to be configured in the router and also in the remote device. To connect you need the WAN address of the workshop router, if you have a static address there is no problem otherwise there is a lot of services to provide a DNS name for you.

[PropellerHat]

@falkia Thanks, you make it sound possible.

Now let´s see what on earth VPN stands for and how to set it up