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Remote Management
The remote management feature lets you upgrade or check the status of your router over the
Internet.
Note:
Be sure to change the router’s default login password to a very
secure password. The ideal password should contain no dictionary
words from any language and contain uppercase and lowercase
letters, numbers, and symbols. It can be up to 30 characters.
To set up remote management:
1.
Select
Advanced > Advanced Setup > Remote Management
.
2.
Select the
Turn Remote Management On
check box.
3.
Under Allow Remote Access By, specify the external IP addresses that are allowed to
access the router’s remote management.
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
Only This Computer
.
Enter the IP address.
•
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.
•
To allow access from any IP address on the Internet, select
Everyone
.
4.
Specify the port number for accessing the web management interface.
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Normal web browser access uses the standard HTTP service port 80. For greater
security, enter a custom port number for the remote web management 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
Apply
to save your settings.
6.
When accessing your router from the Internet, type your router’s WAN IP address into your
browser’s address or location field 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.
USB Settings
For added security, the router can be set up to share only approved USB devices. See
Specify Approved USB Devices
on page 55 for the procedure.
Universal Plug and Play
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, such as Internet appliances and computers,
to access the network and connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devices can
automatically discover the services from other registered UPnP devices on the network.
Note:
If you use applications such as multiplayer gaming, peer-to-peer
connections, or real-time communications such as instant
messaging or remote assistance (a feature in Windows XP), you
should enable UPnP.
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To turn on Universal Plug and Play:
1.
Select
Advanced > Advanced Setup >
UPnP
:
2.
The available settings are:
•
Turn UPnP On
.
UPnP can be enabled or disabled for automatic device configuration.
The default setting for UPnP is disabled. If this check box is not selected, the router
does not allow any device to automatically control the resources, such as port
forwarding (mapping) of the router.
•
Advertisement Period
.
The advertisement period is how often the router broadcasts
its UPnP information. This value can range from 1 to 1440 minutes. The default
period is 30 minutes. Shorter durations ensure that control points have current device
status at the expense of more network traffic. Longer durations can compromise the
freshness of the device status, but can significantly reduce network traffic.
•
Advertisement Time to Live
.
The time to live for the advertisement is measured in
hops (steps) for each UPnP packet sent. The time to live hop count is the number of
steps a broadcast packet is allowed to propagate for each UPnP advertisement
before it disappears. The number of hops can range from 1 to 255. The default value
for the advertisement time to live is 4 hops, which should be fine for most home
networks. If you notice that some devices are not being updated or reached correctly,
it might be necessary to increase this value.
•
UPnP Portmap Table
.
The UPnP Portmap Table displays the IP address of each
UPnP device that is accessing the router and which ports (internal and external) that
device has opened. The UPnP Portmap Table also displays what type of port is open
and whether that port is still active for each IP address.
3.
Click
Apply
to save your settings.
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IPv6
You can use this feature to set up an IPv6 Internet connection type if NETGEAR genie does
not detect it automatically.
To set up an IPv6 Internet connection type:
1.
Select
Advanced > Advanced Setup > IPv6
:
2.
Select the IPv6 connection type from the list.
Your Internet service provider (ISP) can provide this information.
•
If your ISP did not provide details, you can select
IPv6 Tunnel
.
•
If you are not sure, select
Auto Detect
so that the router detects the IPv6 type that is
in use.
•
If your Internet connection does not use PPPoE, DHCP, or fixed, but is IPv6, then
select
IPv6 auto config
.
3.
Click
Apply
so save your settings.
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Traffic Meter
Traffic metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic passing through your
router’s Internet port. With the traffic meter utility, you can set limits for traffic volume, set a
monthly limit, and get a live update of traffic usage.
To monitor Internet traffic:
1.
Click
Advanced > Advanced Setup > Traffic Meter
:
Scroll to
view more
settings
2.
Select the
Enable Traffic Meter
check box.
3.
If you would like to record and restrict the volume of Internet traffic, select the
Traffic
volume control
by
radio button. You can select one of the following options for controlling
the traffic volume:
•
No Limit
. No restriction is applied when the traffic limit is reached.
•
Download only
. The restriction is applied to incoming traffic only.
•
Both Directions
. The restriction is applied to both incoming and outgoing traffic.
4.
Limit the amount of data traffic allowed per month by specifying how many Mbytes per
month are allowed or by specifying how many hours of traffic are allowed.
5.
Set the traffic counter to begin at a specific time and date.
6.
Set up traffic control to issue a warning message before the monthly limit of Mbytes or hours
is reached. Select one of the following to occur when the limit is attained:
•
The Internet LED blinks green or amber.
•
The Internet connection is disconnected and disabled.
7.
Set up Internet traffic statistics to monitor the data traffic.
8.
Click the
Traffic Status
button to enable a live update on Internet traffic status on your
router.
9.
Click
Apply
to save your settings.

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