Setting up your wireless router

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Enabling remote management

Before you enable this advanced feature of your router, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SET THE ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD. Remote management allows you to make changes to your router’s settings from anywhere on the Internet. There are two methods of remotely managing your router. The first is to allow access to your router from anywhere on the Internet by selecting Any IP address can remotely manage the Router. By typing in your WAN IP address from any computer on the Internet, you will be presented with a login screen where you need to type the password of your router. The second method is to allow a specific IP address only to remotely manage your router. This is more secure, but less convenient. To use this method, enter the IP address you know you will be accessing your router from in the space provided and select Only this IP address can remotely manage the Router. Before you enable this function, it is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you set your administrator password. Leaving the password empty will potentially open your router to intrusion.

Enabling/Disabling Network Address Translation (NAT)Note: This feature should only be modified by advanced users.

Before you enable this advanced feature of your router, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SET THE

ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD.

NAT is the method by which your router shares the single IP address assigned by your ISP with the other computers on your network. NAT should only be used if your ISP assigns you multiple IP addresses or you need NAT disabled for an advanced system configuration. If you have a single IP address and you turn NAT off, the computers on your network will not be able to access the Internet. Other problems may also occur. Turning off NAT will disable your firewall functions.

Enabling/Disabling UPnP

UPnP (Universal Plug-and-Play) is yet another advanced feature offered by your router. It is a technology that offers seamless operation of voice messaging, video messaging, games, and other applications that are UPnP-compliant. Some applications require your router’s firewall to be configured in a specific way to operate properly. This usually requires opening TCP and UDP ports. An application that is UPnP-compliant has the ability to communicate with your router, basically “telling” your router which way it needs the firewall configured. Your router shipped with the UPnP feature disabled. If you are using any applications that are