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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.
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.
Click Apply to submit your changes.
Click Reset to revert back to the previous settings.
 

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