My 92 year old mother in law likes to watch TV, but is almost blind and is incapable of operating a modern TV, making an — Staff replied: “Most routers offer VPN support. iOS also has built-in VPN support. The only thing stopping it from working is that most of the setup guides we have found on the Internet are not very user-friendly.”
Question
2012-11 · older version
My 92 year old mother in law likes to watch TV, but is almost blind and is incapable of operating a modern TV, making and playing recordings, etc.
I would like to help her remotely from outside her broadband LAN.
Can I do this by using a VPN router and making my iPad appear inside her LAN?
Roomie should consider offering a hardware assist for this. Look at the Belkin WeMo which offers AC control anywhere on the internet. I think the WAN/LAN bridging is done via some central connection to which both WAN and LAN connect (like GoToMeeting). If Belkin can sell these for $70, then you should be able to offer a Roomie WAN/LAN bridge.
I'd buy it, and I think a lot of folks would who want to help aging remote parents and grand parents.