Administration |
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Remote Management |
The Remote Management page allows you to access the router from a remote WAN
network.
Remote Management is disabled by default as a security measure. Enable this
feature only on a need-to basis. |
IMPORTANT: |
When Remote Management is enabled, the router is accessible to anyone who
knows its IP address. Since a malicious WAN user can reconfigure the router and
misuse it in many ways, it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you change the Admin and
Guest passwords before continuing (see the
Set Password page in the
Administration menu) before continuing. |
Remote Management |
Select the
Yes radio button to enable Remote Management. |
Access to the router can be restricted by limiting the IP addresses that can connect
to it. The remote user will still be required to login to the router with the
correct User Name and Password after connection has been established. Access options are: |
Everyone: Allow access from any WAN IP address without restriction. |
IP Address Range: Limits access to the router from a range of IP address. Type
in the starting IP address in the From field and the ending IP address in the To
field. |
Only this PC: Limits access to a single IP address on the WAN. |
For security, NETGEAR recommends that you restrict access to as few external IP
addresses as practical. |
Port Number: Type in a port number between 1 and
65535 or leave it to the default value of 8080. Since Web servers are usually
configured to use port 80, it is recommended that the port number be anything
other than 80. The port number must be specified when connecting. |
IP Address to Connect to this Device: Displays the
complete URL to be entered into a browser from a remote location to
access the router. The URL takes the following format: |
https://ip_address:port
where <ip_address> is the IP address of the WAN port, and <port> is the port number specified in the Port Number field. If the WAN port gets its IP address dynamically, then you must use a Dynamic DNS service or have your ISP assign a static IP address in order to easily access the router.
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Note: For remote access, the router requires SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) support built
into the browser. Remote Management data to and from the router will be
encrypted for additional security. The https in the URL indicates that the HTTP
protocol uses SSL. |
Telnet Management |
Select the Yes radio button to enable telnet management. |
Access to the device can be restricted by limiting the IP addresses that can telnet to it. The remote user will still be required to login to the router with the correct User Name and Password after connection has been established. |
Note: If inbound rule for telnet is configured for LAN telnet server, then remote telnet will not work as inbound rule has high priority. |
Everyone: Allow access from any WAN IP address without restriction. |
IP Address Range: Limits access to the router from a range of IP address. Type
in the starting IP address in the From field and the ending IP address in the To
field. |
Only this PC: Limits access to a single IP address on the WAN. |
For security, NETGEAR recommends that you restrict access to as few external IP
addresses as practical. |
Click
Apply to submit your changes. |
Click
Reset to revert back to the previous settings. |
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