Netgear FVX538 FVX538 Reference Manual - Page 145
Changing the Passwords and Login Timeout, Enabling Remote Management Access, password, Logout
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Reference Manual for the ProSafe VPN Firewall 200 FVX538 Changing the Passwords and Login Timeout The default passwords for the firewall's Web Configuration Manager is password. Netgear recommends that you change this password to a more secure password. From the main menu of the browser interface, under the Management heading, select Set Password to bring up this menu. Change administrator password Change guest read-only password Change administrator login timeout Figure 8-1: Set Password menu To change the password, first enter the old password, and then enter the new password twice. Click Apply. To change the login idle timeout, change the number of minutes and click Apply. Note: If you make the administrator login timeout value too large, you will have to wait a long time before you are able to log back into the router if your previous login was disrupted (i.e., you did not click Logout on the Main Menu bar to log out). The password and timeout value you enter will be changed back to password and 5 minutes, respectively, after a factory defaults reset. Enabling Remote Management Access Using the Remote Management page, you can allow an administrator on the Internet to configure, upgrade, and check the status of your FVX538 VPN firewall. You must be logged in locally to enable remote management (see "Step 2: Log in to the VPN Firewall (Required)" on page 4-7). Router and Network Management 8-9 January 2005