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Setting Up Security, Admin Password - default password

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NETGEAR ReadyNAS Duo User Guide Setting Up Security The Security tab allows you to set the administrator password, administer security, and set up the password recovery feature on the ReadyNAS Duo. You will also be able to set up your User and Group Accounts. Admin Password The Admin Password tab allows you to change the administrator user password. The administrator user is the only user that can access FrontView, and this user has administrative privileges when accessing shares. Be sure to set a password different from the default password, and make sure that this password is kept in a safe place. Anyone who obtains this password can effectively change or erase the data on the ReadyNAS Duo. Figure 1-8 As a safeguard, you are requested to enter a password recovery question, the expected answer, and an e-mail address. If, in the future, you forget the password, you can go to https:///password_recovery. Successfully answering the questions there resets the Admin Password, and that new password is sent to the e-mail address you enter on this screen. 1-6 Configuring Your ReadyNAS Duo v1.1, April 2008

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NETGEAR ReadyNAS Duo User Guide
1-6
Configuring Your ReadyNAS Duo
v1.1, April 2008
Setting Up Security
The Security tab allows you to set the administrator password, administer security, and set up the
password recovery feature on the ReadyNAS Duo. You will also be able to set up your User and
Group Accounts.
Admin Password
The Admin Password tab allows you to change the administrator user password. The administrator
user is the only user that can access FrontView, and this user has administrative privileges when
accessing shares. Be sure to set a password different from the default password, and make sure that
this password is kept in a safe place. Anyone who obtains this password can effectively change or
erase the data on the ReadyNAS Duo.
As a safeguard, you are requested to enter a password recovery question, the expected answer, and
an e-mail address. If, in the future, you forget the password, you can go to
https://
<ReadyNAS ip_address>
/password_recovery
. Successfully answering the questions there
resets the Admin Password, and that new password is sent to the e-mail address you enter on this
screen.
Figure 1-8