User's Manual

Advanced Settings
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WiFi Cable Modem Router C3700
 To set up remote management:
1. From the Advanced tab, select Advanced Setup > Remote Management.
2. Select the Turn Remote Management On check box.
3. Under Allow Remote Access By, specify the external IP addresses to be allowed to access
the modem 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 that will be allowed access.
• To allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select IP Address
Range. To define the allowed range, enter a beginning and ending IP address.
• To specify IP addresses, select IP Address List and type in the allowed IP
addresses.
• To allow access from any IP address on the Internet, select Everyone.
4. Specify 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
.
5. Click the Apply button.
Your changes take effect.
6. When you access your modem router from the Internet, type your modem router’ s W
AN IP
address into your browser ’s address or location field followed by a colon (:) and the custom
port number.