Enabling remote management access, Enabling remote management access -17 – NETGEAR 108 MBPS WIRELESS WGT624 V3 User Manual

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Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v3

Advanced Configuration

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202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005

Enabling Remote Management Access

Using the Remote Management page, you can allow a user or users on the Internet to configure,
upgrade and check the status of your WGT624 v3 wireless router.

Figure 6-9: Remote Management screen

To configure your router for Remote Management:

1.

Select the Turn Remote Management On check box.

2.

Specify what external addresses will be allowed to access the router’s remote management.


Note: For enhanced security, restrict access to as few external IP addresses as practical.

a.

To allow access from any IP address on the Internet, select Everyone.

Note:

Be sure to change the router's default configuration 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.

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