Admin - D-Link DIR-879 User Manual

Section 4 - Coniguration
This page will allow you to change the administrator (Admin) password and enable
remote management.
In the Management menu on the bar on the top of the page, click Admin.
Enter a new password for the administrator account. You will need to
Password:
enter this password whenever you conigure the router using a web
browser.
Enables a challenge-response test to require users to type letters or
Enable
numbers from a distorted image displayed on the screen to prevent
Graphical
online hackers and unauthorized users from gaining access to your
Authentication
router's network settings.
(CAPTCHA):
Check to enable HTTPS to connect to the router securely. Instead of
Enable HTTPS
using http://dlinkrouter.local./, you must use https://dlinkrouter.
Server:
local./ in order to connect to the router.
Remote management allows the DIR-879 to be conigured from the
Enable Remote
Internet by a web browser. A password is still required to access the
Management:
web management interface.
The port number used to access the DIR-879 is used in the URL. Example:
Remote Admin
http://x.x.x.x:8080 where x.x.x.x is the Internet IP address of the DIR-879
Port:
and 8080 is the port used for the web management interface.
Note: If you enabled HTTPS Server and wish to access the router remotely
and securely, you must enter https:// at the beginning of the address.
Click Save when you are done.
To load, save, or reset settings, or reboot the router, click System and refer to page
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