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Enabling Remote Management Access, Remote Management, Turn Remote Management On, Everyone - password change

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N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400 User Manual Enabling Remote Management Access The remote management feature allows you to upgrade or check the status of your WNDR3400 router via the Internet. From the main menu, under Advanced, select Remote Management. Figure 4-9 Note: Be sure to change the router's default configuration password to a very secure password. The ideal password should contain no dictionary words from any language, and should be a mixture of letters (both uppercase and lowercase), numbers, and symbols. Your password can be up to 30 characters. To configure your router for remote management: 1. Select the Turn Remote Management On check box. 2. Under Allow Remote Access By, specify what external IP addresses will be allowed to access the router's remote management. Note: For enhanced security, restrict access to as few external IP addresses as practical. • To allow access from any IP address on the Internet, select Everyone. • To allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select IP Address Range. Enter a beginning and ending IP address to define the allowed range. Using Network Monitoring Tools v1.0, August 2010 4-13

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N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400 User Manual
Using Network Monitoring Tools
4-13
v1.0, August 2010
Enabling Remote Management Access
The remote management feature allows you to upgrade or check the status of your WNDR3400
router via the Internet. From the main menu, under Advanced, select
Remote Management
.
To configure your router for remote management:
1.
Select the
Turn Remote Management On
check box.
2.
Under Allow Remote Access By, specify what external IP addresses will be allowed to access
the router’s remote management.
To allow access from any IP address on the Internet, select
Everyone
.
To allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select
IP Address Range
.
Enter a beginning and ending IP address to define the allowed range.
Figure 4-9
Note:
Be sure to change the router’s default configuration password to a very secure
password. The ideal password should contain no dictionary words from any
language, and should be a mixture of letters (both uppercase and lowercase),
numbers, and symbols. Your password can be up to 30 characters.
Note:
For enhanced security, restrict access to as few external IP addresses as
practical.