User Manual

Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi Cable Modem Router
Manage Your Network User Manual103
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Remote Management.
5. Select the Turn Remote Management On check box.
6. In the Allow Remot
e Access By section, specify the external IP addresses to be allowed to
access the modem router’s remote management:
Note: F
or enhanced security, restrict access to as few external IP addresses
as practical
Select one of the following:
• T
o allow access from a single IP address on the Internet, select the Only This
Computer radio button. Enter the IP address to be allowed access.
• T
o allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select the IP Address
Range radio button. Enter a beginning and ending IP address to define the allowed
range.
• T
o allow access from any IP address on the Internet, select the Everyone radio
button.
7. S
pecify the port number for accessing the web management interface.
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 to 65535, but do not use the number of any common service port.
The default is 8080, which is a common alternate for HTTP.
8. Click the Ap
ply button.
Your changes take effect.
To use remote access:
1. L
aunch an Internet browser on a computer that is not on your home network.
2. T
ype your modem 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,
en
ter http://134.177.0.123:8080 in your browser.