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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
3. To specify the type of Internet access:
a. Select Everyone to allow access from any IP address on the Internet.
b. Select IP address range to allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet.
Enter a beginning and ending IP address to define the allowed range.
c. Select Only this computer to allow access from a single IP address on the Internet.
Enter the IP address that will be allowed access.
4. 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,
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.
5. 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. The Remote Management Address from the
Remote Management Window (see
your browser's address field.
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