3Com 3CR858-91 User Guide - Page 77

Time Zone, the Internet. The synchronized clock in the Router is used to record

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System Tools 77 To change the password: 1 Select System Tools from the main menu, then select Admin Password from the sub-menu. The Admin Password screen displays (Figure 53). Figure 53 Admin Password Screen 2 Enter the current password into the Current password text box. 3 Enter the new password into the New Password and Confirm New Password fields. 4 Type in a Login Timeout. This is the amount of time you want the Router to remain inactive before it returns to the login screen. The default is 10 minutes. 5 Click Apply. Time Zone The Router keeps time by connecting to a Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) server. This allows the Router to synchronize the system clock to the Internet. The synchronized clock in the Router is used to record the security log and control client filtering. You can specify which SNTP servers the Router will use to update it's system clock, although doing this should only be necessary if you are experiencing difficulty.

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System Tools
77
To change the password:
1
Select
System Tools
from the main menu, then select
Admin Password
from the sub-menu. The
Admin Password
screen displays (
Figure 53
).
Figure 53
Admin Password Screen
2
Enter the current password into the
Current password
text box.
3
Enter the new password into the
New Password
and
Confirm New
Password
fields.
4
Type in a
Login Timeout
. This is the amount of time you want the Router
to remain inactive before it returns to the login screen. The default is 10
minutes.
5
Click
Apply
.
Time Zone
The Router keeps time by connecting to a Simple Network Time Protocol
(SNTP) server. This allows the Router to synchronize the system clock to
the Internet. The synchronized clock in the Router is used to record the
security log and control client filtering.
You can specify which SNTP servers the Router will use to update it’s
system clock, although doing this should only be necessary if you are
experiencing difficulty.