ProSafe Gigabit 8 Port VPN Firewall FVS318G Reference Manual
VPN Firewall and Network Management 6-15
v1.1, August 2010
2. Check Allow Remote Management radio box.
3. Click the Yes radio button to enable secure HTTP management (enabled by default), and
configure the external IP addresses that will be allowed to connect.
a. To allow access from any IP address on the Internet, select Everyone.
b. To allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select IP address range.
Enter a beginning and ending IP address to define the allowed range.
c. To allow access from a single IP address on the Internet, select Only this PC.
Enter the IP address that will be allowed access.
4. Configure the port number that will be used for secure HTTP management. The default port
number is 8080.
Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. For greater security,
you can change the remote management Web interface to a custom port by entering that
number in the box provided. Choose a number between 1024 and 65535, but do not use the
number of any common service port. The default is 8080, which is a common alternate for
HTTP.
5. To enable remote management over Telnet, click Yes to allow Telnet Management, and
configure the external IP addresses that will be allowed to connect.
a. To allow access from any IP address on the Internet, select Everyone.
b. To allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select IP address range.
Enter a beginning and ending IP address to define the allowed range.
c. To allow access from a single IP address on the Internet, select Only this PC.
Enter the IP address that will be allowed access.
6. Click Apply to have your changes take effect.
When accessing your VPN firewall from the Internet, the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) will be
enabled. You will enter https:// and type your VPN firewall’s WAN IP address into your browser,
followed by a colon (:) and the custom port number. For example, if your WAN IP address is
134.177.0.123 and you use port number 8080, type the following in your browser
https://134.177.0.123:8080.
The VPN firewall’s remote login URL is https://IP_address:port_number or
https://FullyQualifiedDomainName:port_number.