# Port Forwarding - Also from remote web browser? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Tags:** homey-pro\ **Created:** [April 18, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/port-forwarding-also-from-remote-web-browser/108420 "2024-04-18T18:17:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ReidarRoen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/reidarroen/32/33964_2.png) [@ReidarRoen](https://community.homey.app/u/ReidarRoen)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/port-forwarding-also-from-remote-web-browser/108420/1 "2024-04-18T18:17:24Z")
I have set up port forwarding for my Homey Pro (2023) on my router and correspondingly in the Homey app on the iPhone. Very nice and works great! What if I want to use the same priciple from a remote web-browser, e.g. from Safari on my Mac at work - Is it possible and how? ---
**Author:** ![Rmb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rmb/32/79135_2.png) [@Rmb](https://community.homey.app/u/Rmb)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/port-forwarding-also-from-remote-web-browser/108420/2 "2024-04-18T18:49:25Z")
Presuming the app and the browser communicate the same way with your Homey the answer is yes. Just switch of the WiFi of your telephone and start your browser to test. ---
**Author:** ![Anders\_Gregow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/anders_gregow/32/61721_2.png) [@Anders\_Gregow](https://community.homey.app/u/Anders_Gregow)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 8:42am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/port-forwarding-also-from-remote-web-browser/108420/3 "2024-04-19T08:42:08Z")
How does the browser/Homey-app know what global IP-address/hostname to look for? How will it find my router? ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 8:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/port-forwarding-also-from-remote-web-browser/108420/4 "2024-04-19T08:43:51Z")
> [@Anders\_Gregow](#): > > How does the browser/Homey-app know what global IP-address/hostname to look for? By using Athom cloud servers… 🤷🏼‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![Anders\_Gregow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/anders_gregow/32/61721_2.png) [@Anders\_Gregow](https://community.homey.app/u/Anders_Gregow)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 8:49am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/port-forwarding-also-from-remote-web-browser/108420/5 "2024-04-19T08:49:13Z")
So it uses Athom cloud services to be able to not use Athom cloud services? 😃 I guess only to find the Homey, after that it goes directly to the Homey. ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 8:50am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/port-forwarding-also-from-remote-web-browser/108420/6 "2024-04-19T08:50:36Z")
> [@Anders\_Gregow](#): > > I guess only to find the Homey, after that it goes directly to the Homey. No, it also requires the cloud services for authentication (if the app hasn’t been authenticated yet). ---
**Author:** ![ReidarRoen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/reidarroen/32/33964_2.png) [@ReidarRoen](https://community.homey.app/u/ReidarRoen)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 9:10am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/port-forwarding-also-from-remote-web-browser/108420/7 "2024-04-19T09:10:55Z")
Think it always uses the cloud servers when accessing Homey from remote browser. The URL in the browser doesn’t change, it’s [My Homey](https://my.homey.app/homeys/)… all the time. ---
**Author:** ![Rmb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rmb/32/79135_2.png) [@Rmb](https://community.homey.app/u/Rmb)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 9:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/port-forwarding-also-from-remote-web-browser/108420/8 "2024-04-19T09:43:03Z")
Well the browser uses frames to display information from your homey. In your browser type the url [https://YourPublicIp:4859](https://YourPublicIp:4859) and you will get a direct response from your Homey 😁 ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 9:46am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/port-forwarding-also-from-remote-web-browser/108420/9 "2024-04-19T09:46:29Z")
> [@Rmb](#): > > Well the browser uses frames to display information from your homey. The code (+ HTML + CSS) for the web app are served from Athom servers, nothing from that is hosted by your Homey directly. The app communicates with your Homey through the Web API. ---
**Author:** ![Rmb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rmb/32/79135_2.png) [@Rmb](https://community.homey.app/u/Rmb)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/port-forwarding-also-from-remote-web-browser/108420/10 "2024-04-19T12:28:59Z")
I didn’t say the direct response is human readable.😁 It will be something like {“homeyId”:“645f7?……………………….”,“homeyVersion”:“10.3.5”} ---
**Author:** ![Hans\_Sabel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hans_sabel/32/36503_2.png) [@Hans\_Sabel](https://community.homey.app/u/Hans_Sabel)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/port-forwarding-also-from-remote-web-browser/108420/11 "2024-04-24T21:12:53Z")
One of the scariest thing is opening ports with port forwarding. Infact you are creating a leak in your firewall. I would at least use a VPN connection to connect with my router to ensure some security. Wij not port forwarding? Because you do not have a password security and on internet there are port crawlers which are checking which ports are open and can we access any apparatus or even a router directly.