Netgear WNR2500 User Manual - Page 101

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Remote Management, Turn Remote Management

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N450 Wireless Router WNR2500  To set up remote management: 1. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Remote Management. A screen similar to the following displays: 2. Select the Turn Remote Management On check box. 3. Under Allow Remote Access By, specify the external IP addresses that the router's remote management allows. Note: For enhanced security, restrict access to as few external IP addresses as practical. • To allow access from a single IP address on the Internet, select the Only This Computer radio button. Enter the IP address that is allowed access. • To allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select the IP Address Range radio button. To define the allowed range, enter a beginning and ending IP address. • To allow access from any IP address on the Internet, select the Everyone radio button. 4. Specify the port number for accessing the router user interface. Normal web browser access uses the standard HTTP service port 80. For greater security, enter a custom port number for the remote router user interface. Choose a number from 1024 through 65535, but do not use the number of any common service port. The default is 8080, which is a common alternate for HTTP. 5. Click the Apply button. Advanced Settings 101

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Advanced Settings
101
N450 Wireless Router WNR2500
To set up remote management:
1.
Select
ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Remote Management
.
A screen similar to the following displays:
2.
Select the
Turn Remote Management On
check box.
3.
Under Allow Remote Access By, specify the external IP addresses that the router’s remote
management allows.
Note:
For enhanced security, restrict access to as few external IP addresses
as practical.
To allow access from a single IP address on the Internet, select the
Only This
Computer
radio button. Enter the IP address that is allowed access.
To allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select the
IP Address
Range
radio button. To define the allowed range, enter a beginning and ending IP
address.
To allow access from any IP address on the Internet, select the
Everyone
radio
button.
4.
Specify the port number for accessing the router user interface.
Normal web browser access uses the standard HTTP service port 80. For greater
security, enter a custom port number for the remote router user interface. Choose a
number from 1024 through 65535, but do not use the number of any common service
port. The default is 8080, which is a common alternate for HTTP.
5.
Click the
Apply
button.