CONFIGURE LINKSYS WRT400N ROUTER FOR WINDOWS HOME SERVER REMOTE ACCESS

The Linksys by Cisco Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Router WRT400N 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.

Manufacturer: Linksys
Model: WRT400N
Firmware Version: V1.1.01 B19

Overview:

  1. Log on to your router's setup page
  2. Create IP Address reservation for your Windows Home Server
  3. Enable UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)
  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 - Create IP Address reservation for your Windows Home Server

a) Click on the "Setup" tab and click the "Basic Setup" section. Ensure that the DHCP Server is "Enabled" and click on the "DHCP Reservation" button. If you have an aggressive popup blocker, you should temporarily disable it to allow the DHCP Reservation window to appear.

b) Look for the row that has your Windows Home Server's computer name in the "Client Name" column and Add it to the DHCP Reservation. Make a note of the specified IP Address information and click the “Save Settings” button.

 

Step 3 - Enable UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)

Click the tab labeled "Administration" and proceed to the "Management" section. Make sure that UPnP is enabled.  If not, enable it and click "Save Settings".

 

 

Step 4 - Configure port forwarding to your Windows Home Server

a) Click the tab labeled "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 WRT400N 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 WRT400N Router for Remote Access you should test the remote connectivity from within your home and from outside of your home.