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Advanced Security, TL-R460, Web Management Port, Remote Management IP Address, Security

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TL-R460 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Figure 4-37 ¾ Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This router's default remote management web port number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management web interface to a custom port by entering that number in the box provided. Choose a number between 1024 and 65534, but do not use the number of any common service port. ¾ Remote Management IP Address - This is the current address you will use when accessing your router from the Internet. The default IP address is 0.0.0.0. It means this function is disabled. To enable this function, change the default IP address to another IP address as desired. ) Note: 1) To access the router, you will type your router's WAN IP address into your browser's address (in IE) or Location (in Navigator) box, followed by a colon and the custom port number. For example, if your Router's WAN address is 202.96.12.8, and the port number you use is 8080, please enter http://202.96.12.8:8080 in your browser. Later, you may be asked for the router's password. After successfully entering the username and password, you will be able to access the router's web-based utility. 2) Be sure to change the router's default password to a very secure password. 4.6.6 Advanced Security Choose menu "Security→Advanced Security", you can configure the functions below to protect the router from being attacked by TCP-SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood from LAN (shown in Figure 4-38). 46

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TL-R460
Cable/DSL Router User Guide
46
Figure 4-37
¾
Web Management Port
-
Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP
service port 80. This router’s default remote management web port number is 80
.
For greater security, you can change the remote management web interface to a
custom port by entering that number in the box provided. Choose a number
between 1024 and 65534, but do not use the number of any common service port.
¾
Remote Management IP Address
-
This is the current address you will use when
accessing your router from the Internet. The default IP address is 0.0.0.0. It means
this function is disabled. To enable this function, change the default IP address to
another IP address as desired.
)
Note:
1)
To access the router, you will type your router's WAN IP address into your
browser's address (in IE) or Location (in Navigator) box, followed by a colon and
the custom port number. For example, if your Router's WAN address is
202.96.12.8,
and
the
port
number
you
use
is
8080,
please
enter
in your browser. Later, you may be asked for the router's
password. After successfully entering the username and password, you will be
able to access the router's web-based utility.
2)
Be sure to change the router's default password to a very secure password
.
4.6.6 Advanced Security
Choose menu “
Security
Advanced Security
”, you can configure the functions below
to protect the router from being attacked by TCP-SYN Flood, UDP Flood and
ICMP-Flood from LAN (shown in Figure 4-38).