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Enabling Remote Management

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Reference Manual for the DG834PN RangeMaxTM ADSL Modem Wireless Router Enabling Remote Management Using the Remote Management page, you can allow a user or users on the Internet to configure, upgrade and check the status of your DG834PN 108 Mbps RangeMaxTM ADSL Modem Wireless Router. Note: Be sure to change the ADSL modem wireless router's default 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 upper and lower case), numbers, and symbols. Your password can be up to 30 characters. Configuring Remote Management 1. Log in to the ADSL modem wireless router at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default User Name of admin, default password of password, or using whatever User Name, Password and LAN address you have chosen for the ADSL modem wireless router. 2. From the Advanced section of the main menu, select the Remote Management link. 3. Select the Turn Remote Management On check box. 4. Specify what external addresses will be allowed to access the ADSL modem wireless router's remote management. For 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. • To allow access from a single IP address on the Internet, select Only this Computer. Enter the IP address that will be allowed access. 5. Specify the Port Number that will be used for accessing the management interface. Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 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 65535, but do not use the number of any common service port. The default is 8080, which is a common alternate for HTTP. 6. Click Apply to have your changes take effect. 5-16 v1.0, November 2005 Managing Your Network

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Reference Manual for the DG834PN RangeMax
TM
ADSL Modem Wireless Router
5-16
Managing Your Network
v1.0, November 2005
Enabling Remote Management
Using the Remote Management page, you can allow a user or users on the Internet to configure,
upgrade and check the status of your DG834PN 108 Mbps RangeMax
TM
ADSL Modem Wireless
Router.
Configuring Remote Management
1.
Log in to the ADSL modem wireless router at its default LAN address of
with its default User Name of
admin
, default password of
password
, or using whatever User
Name, Password and LAN address you have chosen for the ADSL modem wireless router.
2.
From the Advanced section of the main menu, select the Remote Management link.
3.
Select the Turn Remote Management On check box.
4.
Specify what external addresses will be allowed to access the ADSL modem wireless router’s
remote management.
For 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.
•
To allow access from a single IP address on the Internet, select Only this Computer.
Enter the IP address that will be allowed access.
5.
Specify the Port Number that will be used for accessing the management interface.
Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 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 65535, but do not use the
number of any common service port. The default is 8080, which is a common alternate for
HTTP.
6.
Click Apply to have your changes take effect.
Note:
Be sure to change the ADSL modem wireless router's default 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 upper and lower case), numbers,
and symbols. Your password can be up to 30 characters.