WATTrouter M - user manual
How to fit and setup the device
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HTTP port
: enter the HTTP port value where your controller will listen to incoming HTTP requests -
that is requests from web browser. Change this value only if there are several web servers in your local
network (which will be accessible from the Internet), or if you want to increase protection against
unauthorized access to your network.
SETTING UP INTERNET ACCESS
In order to connect to the Internet we recommend you to have an active global static IP address. If you have
only dynamically assigned IP address, you may see its value in your router info page. Dynamic IP address may
also be used, but depending on your Internet connection provider, this address may vary more or less
frequently. If your controller is not accessible from the Internet, always check the WAN configuration in your
router first.
The controller may be accessed from the Internet only through routers or other access points which support
the NAT (Native Address Translation) function or other similar function, which is used to translate global IP
addresses and ports into local network IP addresses/ports.
The following text describes a sample Internet connection configuration, using a regular broadband router
Edimax BR-6204Wg-M. See the below:
On the
NAT Settings
tab check the field
Enable NAT module function
, and press
Apply
and then
Continue
.
On the
Port forwarding
tab check
Enable Port Forwarding
, fill out the NAT table for as seen on the
picture and check
Apply
and then again
Apply
, which will save the settings in the router and your
router will restart.
NAT configuration is similar for other routers.
If your global address (static or the currently used dynamic address) is
80.200.50.6
, then in order to access your
controller from the Internet via HTTP protocol, enter the following address into your web browser (we
recommend creating a bookmark in your browser):
http://80.200.50.6/
In order to access your controller from the Internet via WATTconfig, enter the same IP address into the
LAN/UDP driver configuration window, here
80.200.50.6.
If you experience conflict between HTTP ports, provided you have several web servers in your local network
which you want to be accessible from the Internet, it is necessary to select different HTTP port in the controller,
for example widely used alternate port No. 8080, instead of the standard port No. 80. To access the controller
then just enter the following address into your internet browser:
http://80.200.50.6:8080/
