Netgear WGU624 User Manual download pdf (Page 94)

Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624

7-16 Advanced Configuration

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Enabling Remote Management Access

Using the Remote Management page, you can allow a user or users on the Internet to configure,

upgrade and check the status of your WGU624 wireless router.

To configure your router for Remote Management:

1. Select the Turn Remote Management On check box.

2. Specify what external addresses will be allowed to access the router’s remote management.

Note: For enhanced security, restrict access to as few external IP addresses as practical.

• To allow access from any IP address on the Internet, select Everyone.

• To allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select IP address range.

Enter a beginning and ending IP address to define the allowed range.

• To allow access from a single IP address on the Internet, select Only this PC.

Enter the IP address that will be allowed access.

3. Specify the Port Number that will be used for accessing the management interface.

Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. For greater security,

you can change the remote management Web interface to a custom port by entering that

number in the box provided. Choose a number between 1024 and 65535, but do not use the

number of any common service port. The default is 8080, which is a common alternate for

HTTP.

4. Click Apply to have your changes take effect.

Note: When accessing your router from the Internet, you will type your router's WAN IP address

into your browser's Address (in IE) or Location (in Netscape) box, followed by a colon (:) and the

custom port number. For example, if your external address is 134.177.0.123 and you use port

number 8080, you must enter http://134.177.0.123:8080 in your browser.

Note: Be sure to change the router's default configuration password to a very secure

password. The ideal password should contain no dictionary words from any language,

and should be a mixture of letters (both upper and lower case), numbers, and symbols.

Your password can be up to 30 characters.

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