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Enabling Remote Management Access
Using the Remote Management feature, you can allow a user on the Interne\
t to configure, 
upgrade, and check the status of your wireless router. Select Remote Man\
agement under 
Advanced in the main menu.
 The Remote Management screen displays.
Note:  
Be sure to change the router’s default configuration password to a 
very secure password. The ideal password should contain no...

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Traffic Meter
Traffic Metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic pa\
ssing through your 
router’s Internet port. With the Traffic Meter utility, you can set l\
imits for traffic volume, set a 
monthly limit, and get a live update of traffic usage.
To monitor traffic on your router:
1. 
Under the Advanced heading, select 
Traffic Meter.
2. To enable the Traffic Meter, click the 
Enable Traffic Meter  check...

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6.   Fine-Tuning Your Network
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This chapter describes how to modify the configuration of the wireless r\
outer to allow specific 
applications to access the Internet or to be accessed from the Internet,\
 and how to make 
adjustments to enhance your network’s performance.
This chapter includes the following sections: •     Allowing Inbound Connections to Your Network  on page
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•     Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers  on page
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Allowing Inbound Connections to Your Network
By default, the wireless router blocks any inbound traffic from the Internet to your computers 
except for replies to your outbound traffic. However, you might need to create exceptions to 
this rule for the following purposes:
•     To allow remote computers on the Internet to access a server on your local network. 
•     To allow certain applications and games to...

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Your router then sends this request message through the Internet to the Web server at 
www.example.com.
4. The Web server at www.example.com composes a return message with the requested Web 
page data. The return message contains the following address and port information:
•     The source address is the IP address of www.example.com.
•     The source port number is 80, the standard port number for a Web...

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3. Your router creates an entry in its internal session table describing this communication 
session between your computer and the IRC server. Your router stores the original 
information, performs Network Address Translation (NAT) on the source address and port, 
and sends this request message through the Internet to the IRC server. 
4. Noting your port triggering rule, and having observed the destination port...

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1. The user of a remote computer opens Internet Explorer and requests a Web page from 
www.example.com, which resolves to the public IP address of your router. The remote 
computer composes a Web page request message with the following destination 
information: 
•     The destination address is the IP address of www.example.com, which is the address 
of your router.
•     The destination port number is 80, the...

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Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers
With port forwarding, you can allow certain types of incoming traffic to\
 reach servers on your 
local network. For example, you might make a local Web server, FTP serve\
r, or game server 
visible and available to the Internet. 
Use the Port Forwarding screen to configure the router to forward specif\
ic incoming protocols 
to computers on your local network. In...

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To add a custom service:
1. 
Select Port Forwarding/Port Triggering under Advanced in the main menu.
2.  Click  Add Service. The Ports–Custom Services screen displays.
 
3.  In the Service Name field, enter a descriptive name. 
4.  In the Service Type  field, select the protocol. If you are unsure, select  TCP/UDP.
5.  In the Starting Port  field, enter the beginning port number. 
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To make a local Web server public:
1. Assign your Web server either a fixed IP address or a dynamic IP address using DHCP 
address reservation, as explained in 
Using Address Reservation on page 36. In this 
example, your router will always give your Web server an IP address of 192.168.1.33. 
2. In the Port Forwarding screen, configure the router to forward the HTTP service to the local 
address of your Web...