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Your ISP probably assigns you a dynamic IP address, so you'll need to investigate something like DynDNS. That needs you to use a PC (or something else on your network) to update the DynDNS server with your latest IP. It'd be nice if the Humax had a package to allow the box to do this itself. | Your ISP probably assigns you a dynamic IP address, so you'll need to investigate something like DynDNS. That needs you to use a PC (or something else on your network) to update the DynDNS server with your latest IP. It'd be nice if the Humax had a package to allow the box to do this itself. | ||
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| + | If your router will only allow port forwarding from port 8080 internal to port 8080 external, it will be necessary to change the port that the Web-If uses, this can be achieved by editing the /mod/etc/mongoose.conf file using the Web-If >> File Editor e.g. :- | ||
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Revision as of 17:51, 13 November 2012
This carries certain risks.. you're making your Humax visible to anyone on the Internet, so make sure you're comfortable with this & think hard whether you want to do it or not. Using password protection is probably a very good idea.. so is using a more obscure inbound port.
Here's a great guide from Lifehacker which tells you all you need to know;
- http://lifehacker.com/5831841/know-your-network-lesson-4-accessing-your-home-computers-from-anywhere
You'll need to know the IP address of your Humax box & make sure it's using a static IP address (not DHCP). The WebIf is on port 80.
Your ISP probably assigns you a dynamic IP address, so you'll need to investigate something like DynDNS. That needs you to use a PC (or something else on your network) to update the DynDNS server with your latest IP. It'd be nice if the Humax had a package to allow the box to do this itself.
NOTE
If your router will only allow port forwarding from port 8080 internal to port 8080 external, it will be necessary to change the port that the Web-If uses, this can be achieved by editing the /mod/etc/mongoose.conf file using the Web-If >> File Editor e.g. :-
listening_ports 80,443s,8080
