If you need to manage this broadband router outside of your LAN (i.e. from Internet), you can use this function to assign a remote IP address which is permitted to connect to this broadband router’s web management interface from Internet.
If it’s not required for you to manage this broadband router from Internet, you can disable this function to improve security.
The descriptions of every setting item are listed as follow:
Item Name | Description |
Host address | Input the IP address of the remote host you |
| wish to initiate a management access. |
Port | You can define the port number this router |
| should expect an incoming connection request. |
| If you’re providing a web service (default port |
| number is 80), you should try to use other port |
| number. You can use the default port setting |
| ‘8080’, or something like ‘32245’ or ‘1429’. |
| (Any integer between 1 and 65534) |
Enabled | Check this box to enable remote management |
| function. When this box is unchecked, no one |
| can access this broadband router’s |
| management interface from Internet. |
