NETGEAR WPNT834 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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From the main menu of the browser interface, under Advanced, click on

Dynamic DNS

.

To configure Dynamic DNS:

1.

Register for an account with one of the dynamic DNS service providers whose names appear

in the

Select Service Provider

box. For example, for dyndns.org, go to

www.dyndns.org

.

2.

Select the

Use a Dynamic DNS Service

check box.

3.

Select the name of your dynamic DNS Service Provider.

4.

Type the Host Name (or domain name) that your dynamic DNS service provider gave you.

5.

Type the User Name for your dynamic DNS account.

6.

Type the Password (or key) for your dynamic DNS account.

7.

If your dynamic DNS provider allows the use of wildcards in resolving your URL, you may

select the

Use wildcards

check box to activate this feature.

For example, the wildcard feature will cause *.yourhost.dyndns.org to be aliased to the same

IP address as yourhost.dyndns.org.

8.

Click

Apply

to save your configuration.

Figure 8-10

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Configuring Static Routes

Static Routes provide additional routing information to your router. Under normal circumstances,

the router has adequate routing information after it has been configured for Internet access, and

you do not need to configure additional static routes. You must configure static routes only for

unusual cases such as multiple routers or multiple IP subnets located on your network.

From the main menu of the browser interface, under Advanced, click on

Static Routes

to view the

Static Routes menu, shown below.

To add or edit a Static Route:

1.

Click the

Add

button to open the Add/Edit Menu, shown below.

2.

Type a route name for this static route in the Route Name box.

(This is for identification purposes only.)

Figure 8-11

Figure 8-12

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3.

Select

Private

if you want to limit access to the LAN only. The static route will not be

reported in RIP.

4.

Select

Active

to make this route effective.

5.

Type the Destination IP Address of the final destination.

6.

Type the IP Subnet Mask for this destination.

If the destination is a single host, type 255.255.255.255.

7.

Type the Gateway IP Address, which must be a router on the same LAN segment as the

WPNT834.

8.

Type a number between 1 and 15 as the Metric value.

This represents the number of routers between your network and the destination. Usually, a

setting of 2 or 3 works, but if this is a direct connection, set it to 1.

9.

Click

Apply

to have the static route entered into the table.

As an example of when a static route is needed, consider the following case:

•

Your primary Internet access is through a cable modem to an ISP.

•

You have an ISDN router on your home network for connecting to the company where

you are employed. This router’s address on your LAN is 192.168.1.100.

•

Your company’s network address is 134.177.0.0.

When you first configured your router, two implicit static routes were created. A default route was

created with your ISP as the gateway, and a second static route was created to your local network

for all 192.168.1.x addresses. With this configuration, if you attempt to access a device on the

134.177.0.0 network, your router will forward your request to the ISP. The ISP forwards your

request to the company where you are employed, and the request will likely be denied by the

company’s firewall.

In this case you must define a static route, telling your router that 134.177.0.0 should be accessed

through the ISDN router at 192.168.1.100. The static route would look like

Figure 8-12

.

In this example:

•

The Destination IP Address and IP Subnet Mask fields specify that this static route applies to

all 134.177.x.x addresses.

•

The Gateway IP Address fields specifies that all traffic for these addresses should be

forwarded to the ISDN router at 192.168.1.100.

•

A Metric value of 1 will work since the ISDN router is on the LAN.

•

Private is selected only as a precautionary security measure in case RIP is activated.

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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 WPNT834 router.

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.

Figure 8-13

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.

Note:

For enhanced security, restrict access to as few external IP addresses as

practical.

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a.

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

Everyone

.

b.

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.

c.

To allow access from a single IP address on the Internet, select

Only this computer

.

Enter the IP address that will be allowed access.

3.

Specify the Port Number for accessing the management interface.

Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. For greater security,

enter a custom port number for the remote management Web interface. Choose a number

between 1024 and 65535, but do not use the number of any common service port. The default

is 8080, which is a common alternate for HTTP.

4.

Click

Apply

to have your changes take effect.

Note:

When accessing your router from the Internet, type your router's WAN IP address

into your browser's Address (in Internet Explorer) or Location (in Netscape) box,

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, then enter http://

134.177.0.123:8080 in your browser.

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