Connecting to DLI Web Power Switch over the Internet

Santiago Mejia HI8O

Hi everybody. Is there any step by step guide or video or magic trick to connect to DLI Web Power Switch over the internet? I have had mine for several years and I can connect to them perfectly within the same network as my remote station (with my 2 computers at the site) but I have not been able to connect directly to it from outside the remote network.

I use Tailscale in all my devices (PC, MacMini, Macbook, Pi, iPhone and iPad) and I can connect fine among them to anything. I even have my Node Red and Hamclock published. But it's been impossible to do the same with my power switch. I even got my remote site PC to work with subnet routes (honestly I don't know how I did it thou).

I have port forwarding on my internet router for the DLI (as I do for the Flex, AG, RG and TGXL), and I think I have to right configuration on the DLI side too. But it just doesnt work.

Thanks in advance.

73, Santiago HI8O

David Decoons, wo2x

Node Red. I wrote the flow for the DLI Web Switch Pro.
You can install TailScale on the Node Red server so you don’t have to open ports for the Node Red web access.

73 Dave wo2x

Santiago Mejia HI8O

Good morning Dave. Thanks.

Yes I do have the node red flow and even one codependent with a weather flow for automatic shutdown in case of bad weather. I have it working and my Node Red dashboard is accessible from anywhere. But my feeling is that if the DLI can be accessed via the internet I should be able (and capable) to do so, even if I don’t ever use it that way. If it’s there why not try it.

73, Santiago

Alan

Santiago

You could use the Tailscale feature of "subnet routing". This would make your entire LAN accessible, including the DLI switch, for any device logged into your TailScale account.

TailScale has online tutorials and you tube videos for setting this up.

However, for this to not interfere with with your Flex radio, the Flex radio IP must not be in the advertised subnet route. I uploaded an explanation of this to the community.

https://community.flexradio.com/discussion/8031301/using-tailscale-subnet-routing-and-flex-radio

Alan. WA9WUD