Symantec 360R Administration Guide - Page 16

16 Administering the security gateway Managing administrative access Setting the administration password The administration password provides secure access to the SGMI. Setting and changing the password limits access to the SGMI to people who have been given the password. You must have installed the appliance and connected your browser to the SGMI to set the password. See the Symantec Gateway Security 300 Series Installation Guide for more information about setting up the appliance. You configure the administration password on the Administration > Basic Management tab or in the Setup Wizard. You can also configure a range of IP addresses from which you can remotely manage the appliance. The administration user name is always admin. Note: You should change the administration password on a regular basis to maintain a high level of security. To set the administration password You set the administration password initially in the Setup Wizard. You can change it in the SGMI, as well as perform a manual reset or reset the appliance through the serial console, which resets the password completely. Reflashing the appliance with the app.bin version of the firmware resets the password. See "Upgrading firmware manually" on page 129. Warning: When you manually reset the password by pressing the reset button, the LAN IP address is reset to the default value (192.168.0.1) and the DHCP server is enabled. See "Basic Management tab field descriptions" on page 158. To configure a password 1 In the SGMI, in the left pane, click Administration. 2 In the right pane, on the Basic Management tab, under Administration Password, in the Password text box, type the password. 3 In the Verify Password text box, type the password again. 4 Click Save.