How To Enable Remote Management - NETGEAR FVS318 - ProSafe VPN Firewall Router Reference Manual

Reference Manual for the Model FVS318 Broadband ProSafe VPN Firewall
From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select the Router
Diagnostics heading to display the menu shown in
Figure 7-9: Diagnostics menu

How to Enable Remote Management

Using the Remote Management page, you can allow a user or users on the Internet to configure,
upgrade and check the status of your NETGEAR Cable/DSL ProSafe VPN Firewall.
Note: Be sure to change the router's default 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.
Log in to the firewall at its default LAN address of
1.
Name of , default password of
admin
LAN address you have chosen for the firewall.
Select the Allow Remote Management check box.
2.
Specify what external addresses will be allowed to access the firewall's remote management.
3.
Note: For security reasons, restrict access to as few external IP addresses as is practical.
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Figure 7-9.
http://192.168.0.1
, or using whatever User Name, Password and
password
M-10146-01
with its default User
Managing Your Network