Use and Care Manual

Manage Your Network

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Orbi WiFi System

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

as is practical.

Select one of the following:

• To 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.

• To 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.

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

button.

7. Specify the port number for accessing the router.

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

security, enter a custom port number for the remote router access. 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 Apply button.

Your settings are saved.

Use Remote Access

 To use remote access:

1. Launch an Internet browser on a computer that is not on your home network.

2. 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 http://134.177.0.123:8080 in your browser.

Remotely Access Your Router Using the genie App

You can use the genie app to remotely access your router and change its settings. Before

you can use remote access with the genie app, you must update your router’s firmware and

download the latest genie app for your computer or mobile device. Remote access with the

genie app is supported for Windows computers, iOS mobile devices, and Android mobile

devices.

For more information about how to update your router’s firmware, see Update the Router and

Satellite Firmware on page 92.

To download the latest genie app for your computer or mobile device, visit

NETGEAR.com/genie. For more information about how to set up remote access using the