NETGEAR WNR2500 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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

To set up remote management:

1.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Remote Management

.

A screen similar to the following displays:

2.

Select the

Turn Remote Management On

check box.

3.

Under Allow Remote Access By, specify the external IP addresses that the router’s remote

management allows.

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 the

Only This

Computer

radio button. Enter the IP address that is allowed access.

•

To allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select the

IP Address

Range

radio button. To define the allowed range, enter a beginning and ending IP

address.

•

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

Everyone

radio

button.

4.

Specify the port number for accessing the router user interface.

Normal web browser access uses the standard HTTP service port 80. For greater

security, enter a custom port number for the remote router user 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 the

Apply

button.

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When you access your router from the Internet, type your router’s WAN IP address in your

browser’s address or location field followed by a colon (:) and the custom port number. For

example, if your external address is 203.0.113.123 and you use port number 8080, enter

http://203.0.113.123:8080

in your browser.

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, enable UPnP.



To configure Universal Plug and Play:

1.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup >

UPnP

.

A screen similar to the following displays:

2.

Select the

Turn UPnP On

check box.

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This check box is selected by default. You can enable or disable UPnP for automatic

device configuration. If the Turn UPnP On check box is cleared, the router does not allow

any device to automatically control the resources, such as port forwarding (mapping), of

the router.

3.

Type the advertisement period in minutes.

The advertisement period specifies 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.

4.

Type the advertisement time to live in hops.

The time to live for the advertisement is measured in hops (steps) for each UPnP packet

sent. Hops are the steps a packet takes between routers. 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.

5.

Click the

Apply

button.

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.

6.

To refresh the information in the UPnP Portmap Table, click the

Refresh

button.

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

.

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A screen similar to the following displays:

2.

In the Internet Connection Type list, select the IPv6 connection type. Your Internet service

provider (ISP) can provide this information.

•

If your ISP did not provide details, you can select

6to4 Tunnel

.

•

If you are not sure what type of IPv6 connection the router uses, select

Auto Detect

so that the router detects the IPv6 type that is in use.

•

If your Internet connection does not use PPPoE, DHCP, a fixed IP address, or

pass-through but is IPv6, select

Auto Config

.

Note:

For IPv6 address requirements and detailed information about IPv6

Internet connection types, see the following sections.

3.

Click the

Apply

button.

Requirements for Entering IPv6 Addresses

IPv6 addresses are denoted by eight groups of hexadecimal quartets that are separated by

colons. Any four-digit group of zeros within an IPv6 address can be reduced to a single zero

or altogether omitted.

The following errors invalidate an IPv6 address:

•

More than eight groups of hexadecimal quartets

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•

More than four hexadecimal characters in a quartet

•

More than two colons in a row

IPv6 Auto Detect



To set up an IPv6 Internet connection through auto detection:

1.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6

.

The IPv6 screen displays.

2.

In the Internet Connection Type list, select

Auto Detect

.

The screen adjusts:

The router automatically detects the information in the following fields:

•

Connection Type

. This field indicates the connection type that is detected.

•

Router’s IPv6 Address on WAN

. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired

for the router’s WAN (or Internet) interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length

of the prefix, which is also indicated by the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no

address is acquired, the field displays Not Available.

•

Router’s IPv6 Address on LAN

. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired

for the router’s LAN interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length of the prefix,

which is also indicated by the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no address is

acquired, the field displays Not Available.

3.

Specify how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network (the

LAN) by selecting one of the following radio buttons:

•

Use DHCP Server

. This method passes more information to LAN devices, but some

IPv6 systems might not support the DHCv6 client function.

•

Auto Config

. This is the default setting.

4.

(Optional) Select the

Use This Interface ID

check box, and specify the interface ID that you

want to be used for the IPv6 address of the router’s LAN interface.

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