NETGEAR DG824M - 802.11b Wireless ADSL Modem, Reference Manual

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Reference Manual for the Model DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway
Managing Your Network 6-15
Configure Remote Management
1.
Log in to the gateway 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 gateway.
2.
From the Advanced section of the main menu, click on the Remote Management link.
3.
Select the Allow Remote Management check box.
4.
Specify what external addresses will be allowed to access the gateway’s remote management.
For security, restrict access to as few external IP addresses as practical.
a.
To allow access from any IP address on the Internet, select Everyone.
b.
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.
c.
To allow access from a single IP address on the Internet, select Only this PC.
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.
When accessing your gateway from the Internet, you will type your gateway's WAN IP
address in your browser's Address (in IE) or Location (in Netscape) box, followed by a colon
(:) and the custom port number. For example, if your external address is 134.177.0.123 and
you use port number 8080, enter in your browser:
http://134.177.0.123:8080
Note: In this case, the http:// must be included in the address.