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Sect±on ³ - Configurat±on
Enter a new Login Name for the Administrator
account.
Enter a new password for the Administrator Login
Name. The administrator can make changes to the
settings.
Remote management allows the DIR-451 to be
configured from the Internet by a web browser. A
username and password is still required to access
the Web-Management interface. In general, only a
member of your network can browse the built-in web
pages to perform Administrator tasks. This feature
enables you to perform Administrator tasks from
the remote (Internet) host.
The Internet IP address of the computer that has
access to the Broadband Router. If you input an asterisk (*) into this field, then any computer will be able to access the Router.
Putting an asterisk (*) into this field would present a security risk and is not recommended.
The port number used to access the DIR-451.
Example: http://x.x.x.x:8080 whereas x.x.x.x is the WAN IP address of the DIR-451 and 8080 is the port used for the
Web-Management interface.
Administrator
Login Name:
Administrator
Password:
Remote
Management:
IP Address:
Port:
Administrator Settings
This page will allow you to change the Administrator and User passwords. You can also enable Remote Management.
There are two accounts that can access the management interface through the web browser. The accounts are admin
and user. Admin has read/write access while user has read-only access. User can only view the settings but cannot
make any changes. Only the admin account has the ability to change both admin and user account passwords.