CONFIGURE LINKSYS WAG320N ROUTER FOR WINDOWS HOME SERVER REMOTE ACCESS

The Linksys by Cisco Dual Band Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Gigabit Router (WAG320N) supports the Windows Home Server automatic router configuration over UPnP standards. However, for best results we recommend to manually configure Port Forwarding on your router to point port 80, 443 and 4125 to your Windows Home Server.

Important
The WAG320N has an integrated ASDL2+ modem for internet connectivity – be careful not to accidently modify the WAN network configuration when configuring your router.

Manufacturer: Linksys
Model: WAG320N
Firmware Version: V1.0.01

Overview:

  1. Log on to your router's setup page
  2. Enable UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)
  3. Assign a static IP address to your Windows Home Server
  4. Configure port forwarding to your Windows Home Server

 

Step 1 - Log on to your router's setup page

Open your web browser and enter your router's URL.  By default, this is "http://192.168.1.1".  If you have configured the login information, log in with your username and password.  If not, the default username and password is "admin".

 

Step 2 - Enable UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)

a) Navigate to the "Administration" tab and click the "Management" sub-section and make sure that UPnP is enabled.  If not, enable it and click "Save Settings".

 

 

Step 3 - Assign a static IP address to your Windows Home Server

The Linksys WAG320N Router does not support DHCP address reservation. You must configure your Windows Home Server to use a static IP address before proceeding to the next step.

 

Step 4 - Configure port forwarding to your Windows Home Server

a) Navigate to "Applications & Gaming" and proceed to the "Single Port Forwarding" sub-tab.

b) You need to enable forwarding for 3 different ports: HTTP (80), HTTPS (443), RWW (4125).  Each of these will need its own row on the table.  Some of them may already have rows and may/may not be enabled.  If there aren't enough empty row, re-use a row for a protocol that you aren't going to forward.  For all of these, the "IP Address" should be the IP address you gave to the Windows Home Server in step 2.

  • Enable HTTP forwarding - by default, there will be a row for this, but some of the information (like IP address) will be missing.
            Application: HTTP
            External port: 80
            Internal port: 80
            Protocol: TCP
            IP Address: 192.168.100
  • Configure HTTPS forwarding:
            Application: HTTPS
            External port: 443
            Internal port: 443
            Protocol: TCP
            IP Address: 192.168.1.100
  • Configure RWW forwarding:
            Application: RWW
            External port: 4125
            Internal port: 4125
            Protocol: TCP
            IP Address: 192.168.1.100
  •  Click the "Save Settings" button.

 NOTES

The Linksys WAG320N router allows you to set the reconnection mode when using PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) connection. DSL providers typically use this option. This method of connection requires you to enter a Username and Password (provided by your Internet Service Provider) to gain access to the Internet.

When using PPPoE you must ensure that the Reconnect Mode is set to: “Keep Alive”.

All done! After you configured your Linksys WAG320N Router for Remote Access you should test the remote connectivity from within your home and from outside of your home.