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How to Change the Built-In Password, Changing the Administrator Login Timeout

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Reference Manual for the Model DG632 ADSL Modem Router How to Change the Built-In Password 1. Log in to the modem at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default User Name of admin, default password of password, or using whatever Password and LAN address you have chosen for the modem. Figure 4-4: Log in to the modem 2. From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select Set Password to bring up the menu shown in Figure 4-5. Figure 4-5: Set Password menu 3. To change the password, first enter the old password, and then enter the new password twice. 4. Click Apply to save your changes. Note: After changing the password, you will be required to log in again to continue the configuration. If you have backed up the modem settings previously, you should do a new backup so that the saved settings file includes the new password. Changing the Administrator Login Timeout For security, the administrator's login to the modem configuration will timeout after a period of inactivity. To change the login timeout period: 1. In the Set Password menu, type a number in 'Administrator login times out' field. The suggested default value is 5 minutes. 4-4 Maintaining Your DG632 ADSL Modem Router

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Reference Manual for the Model DG632 ADSL Modem Router
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Maintaining Your DG632 ADSL Modem Router
How to Change the Built-In Password
1.
Log in to the modem at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default User
Name of
admin
, default password of
password
, or using whatever Password and LAN
address you have chosen for the modem.
Figure 4-4:
Log in to the modem
2.
From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select Set
Password to bring up the menu shown in
Figure 4-5
.
Figure 4-5:
Set Password menu
3.
To change the password, first enter the old password, and then enter the new password twice.
4.
Click Apply to save your changes.
Note:
After changing the password, you will be required to log in again to continue the
configuration. If you have backed up the modem settings previously, you should do a new backup
so that the saved settings file includes the new password.
Changing the Administrator Login Timeout
For security, the administrator's login to the modem configuration will timeout after a period of
inactivity. To change the login timeout period:
1.
In the Set Password menu, type a number in ‘Administrator login times out’ field. The
suggested default value is 5 minutes.