User's Manual 6. Enabling Remote Management from WAN
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6 Enabling Remote Management from WAN
This section describes how to configure remote device management from the WAN.
6.1 Remote Web-based (HTTP/S) Management
This procedure describes how to enable remote Web-based management (HTTP/S) from
the WAN.
To enable remote Web (HTTP/S) management from WAN:
CLI:
1. Access the System configuration mode:
# configure system
2. Enable HTTP management from the WAN:
<config-system># web
<web># wan-http on
3. Enable the data-router firewall (by default, the firewall blocks all - "any" - incoming
traffic on the WAN):
# configure data
(config-data)# interface gigabitethernet 0/0
4. (conf-if-GE 0/0)# firewall enableReset the device with a burn to flash:
<web># do reload now
Web:
1. Open the Web Security Settings page (Configuration tab > System menu >
Management > Web Security Settings).
Table 6-1: Enabling Web Management from WAN
Figure 6-1: Defining WAN HTTP Port
2. From the 'Allow WAN access to HTTPS’ or 'Allow WAN access to HTTP' drop-
down list, select Enable.
3. Click Submit, and then reset the device with a flash burn for your settings to take
effect.
4. Enable the data-router firewall on the WAN (see Step 3 in the CLI-based
configuration above).