Close the ports.
Keep the support.
Remote AV support without port forwards, shared passwords, or forever access. Practical templates and checklists to move control processors, DSPs, codecs and room PCs behind outbound-only, identity-checked, expiring, logged access, built on Cloudflare One (Tunnel + Access).
- 01No inbound ports to AV gear.
- 02Every tech is a named identity with MFA.
- 03Contractor access expires by default.
- 04The client can pull the plug without calling you.
Who it's for
If a client's IT or security team has asked "who has access to this, and how do we turn it off?", this is for you.
AV integrators
Roughly 5–50 staff, providing remote support for corporate conference rooms, lecture halls, and higher-ed learning spaces.
- Supporting rooms today with VPNs, port forwards, TeamViewer/AnyDesk-style tools, or a shared "AV tech" login.
- Want a repeatable, documented way to give technicians and subcontractors access that expires.
IT teams & MSPs
You inherited an AV network: control processors, DSPs, codecs, displays, switchers.
- Need to understand who can reach it from outside.
- Need to lock it down without breaking support.
What's in the $49 kit
Field-tested templates and checklists for replacing open ports, shared VPN logins, and always-on remote-control tools with identity-based, time-bound, logged remote access.
- 01
25-point remote-access audit
For AV environments, with scoring and a findings table.
- 02
Cloudflare Tunnel + Access starter
Step-by-step
cloudflared+ Cloudflare Access setup for a control processor / device web UI or SSH, without inbound ports or a public IP. Includes AV-network gotchas. - 03
Contractor access policy
Fill-in-the-blanks policy for time-bound contractor access: MFA, approvals, logging, and a revoke checklist.
- 04
Client handover template
Client-facing document for after Zero Trust remote access is in place: what exists, who approves access, how to shut it off.
- 05
"Prove access was removed" test
Test checklist with evidence log, for when a tech, a subcontractor, or the whole contract ends.
Plain Markdown files. Print cleanly, or convert to PDF/DOCX. Single-company license: use and modify internally and with your own clients.
Good to know
- Independent. ZeroTrustAV is not affiliated with or endorsed by Cloudflare or any AV manufacturer. Cloudflare, Cloudflare One, Cloudflare Tunnel and Cloudflare Access are Cloudflare, Inc. names/trademarks.
- Automated brand. ZeroTrustAV is run with automation; its X account carries X's "Automated" label.
- Documentation, not legal advice. The kit is practical documentation and templates, not a security certification, compliance attestation, or legal advice. Have your client's security / legal team review policy language before signing.
- Check current docs. Cloudflare plan limits, features and menus change. Check Cloudflare's current pricing and docs before quoting a client, and follow each manufacturer's current security guidance.