Remote access permissions
Learn the functionality of the remote access permission and how to manage it in the Meshnet permission menu.
Introduction
This article covers Meshnet’s remote access permission, its functionality while enabled or disabled, and the impact it has on your Meshnet. The article also provides instructions on how to grant or deny the remote access permission for each of your Meshnet peer devices.
Permission overview
Once you enable Meshnet, the devices treat each other as members of a shared private network. The purpose of the remote access permission is to control whether a Meshnet peer can reach your device. The devices can communicate with each other via the Meshnet IP address or the Nord name. By default, remote access is enabled for all of your Meshnet devices, but you can modify this setting in the Meshnet permission menu.
What happens when remote access is enabled?
Your device accepts incoming connections from a Meshnet peer. The connections can be initiated from the same local network or from the outside.
As illustrated in the model above, data can be exchanged in both directions. This two-way communication between the devices enables a wide range of use cases, including but not limited to:
What happens when remote access is disabled?
Your device does not accept connections from a Meshnet peer. If a connection is attempted (for example, using the ping command), it will fail because the recipient will not receive it.
Having the remote access permission disabled will prevent the peer from accessing any shared folders or services on your device.
Changing permissions
If you want to change the status of the remote access permission, you can do so for each device individually. The Meshnet permission view also indicates whether your peer has enabled or disabled the permission for your device:
Manage remote access
To manage the remote access permission, proceed with the following instructions:
Open the NordVPN app. Log in if necessary.
On the left-side menu, select the Meshnet
tab.Click the device that you want to alter the permissions for.
Under Remote access permissions, turn on or off the Remote access to your device toggle.
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