Automatic Firmware Recovery - NETGEAR DGN2000 Reference Manual

Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2000 Reference Manual
5. Specify the port number that will be used for accessing the management interface.
Web browser access usually 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 field 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.
6. Click Apply to have your changes take effect.
When accessing your modem router from the Internet, you will type your modem router's
WAN IP address in your browser's Address field, 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, enter the following in your browser:
http://134.177.0.123:8080
Note: In this case, the http:// must be included in the address.

Automatic Firmware Recovery

Should the firmware become corrupted, the modem router automatically detects this situation and
opens the following screen to enable you to recover the firmware.
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