System Management; Set Up Remote Management Access - NETGEAR FVS336Gv3 Reference Manual

ProSAFE Dual WAN Gigabit WAN SSL VPN Firewall FVS336Gv3

System Management

The following sections provide information about system management:
•

Set Up Remote Management Access

• Use the Command-Line Interface
• Use a Simple Network Management Protocol Manager
• Manage the Configuration File
• Revert to Factory Default Settings
• Configure Date and Time Service
Set Up Remote Management Access
An administrator can configure, upgrade, and check the status of the VPN firewall over the
Internet through an SSL VPN connection.
The following sections provide information about setting up remote management access:
• Remote Access
• Configure Remote Access
Remote Access
When you enable remote management, you must use an SSL connection to access the VPN
firewall from the Internet. You must enter https:// (not http://) and type the VPN firewall's
WAN IP address and port number in your browser. For example, if the VPN firewall's WAN IP
address is 192.168.15.175 and the port number is 443, type the following in your browser:
https://192.168.15.175:443.
The VPN firewall's remote login URL is as follows:
https://<IP_address>:<port_number> or
https://<FullyQualifiedDomainName>:<port_number>
The IP address can be an IPv4 or IPv6 address.
Concerning security, note the following:
• For enhanced security, restrict access to as few external IP addresses as practical. See
Manage User Login Policies
access by IP address.
• To maintain security, the VPN firewall rejects a login that uses http://address rather than
the SSL https://address.
• The first time that you remotely connect to the VPN firewall with a browser through an
SSL connection, you might get a warning message regarding the SSL certificate. If you
are using a Windows computer with Internet Explorer, click the Yes button to accept the
certificate.
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