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VMWare ESXi connect from outside of network through firewall

Hello, all.

I am away from the office quite a bit and would like to be able to remotely access my ESXi server and host systems, in case there is a power outage, while I am away. I will be able to shut down the servers before the battery backup runs out of juice (Added two more batteries to it, will run for about 45+ minutes)

I opened port 903
And pointed it to the IP Address of the ESXi, but it times out.

The Firewall also points to all the web servers, mail, and DNS.
So, I cannot use the ports that are already assigned.

I have VMWare Workstation Pro 15, so I can connect with it, our through a web browser like I currently do right now.

Thank you
Wayne
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+1 esxi management requires more than one port.

either you are fluent with the command line, and ssh access will be enough for you, or you rather should use a vpn. chances are your existing firewall features remote vpn access.
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Andrew and Alptekin.
Thanks for the heads up.
I don't know why I did not think of logging into my system and accessing it from there.
I am going to use Remote Desktop, to login to my Development Laptop.
And use it to remote desktop to all the other machines, to shut them down.

As I said, I don't know why I didn't think of this.
Thanks, guys.
This works great.