Netgear WAC730-Business User Manual - Page 74

Change the Name for a User Account, Manage and Monitor the Access Point

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Dual-Band Wireless AC Access Point WAC720 and WAC730 User Manual Setting User Name Password Privilege Description Enter a new user name. Enter a password between 4 and 12 characters in length. From the Privilege menu, select Read Write or Read Only. 6. Click the Add button. The user account is added. 7. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved. Change the Name for a User Account To change the name for a user account: 1. Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the access point or to the access point directly through an Ethernet cable. For more information, see Log In to the Access Point on page 16. 2. In the address bar, enter the IP address of the access point. A login window opens. 3. Enter the user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. 4. Select Configuration > System > Advanced > User Accounts. The User Accounts page displays. 5. In the Update User Accounts section, select a user from the Existing Users menu. 6. In the User Name field, modify the name. 7. Click the Modify button. The user name is changed. 8. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved. Manage and Monitor the Access Point 74

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Description
Setting
Enter a new user name.
User Name
Enter a password between 4 and 12 characters in length.
Password
From the
Privilege
menu, select
Read Write
or
Read Only
.
Privilege
6.
Click the
Add
button.
The user account is added.
7.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
Change the Name for a User Account
To change the name for a user account:
1.
Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the access point or to
the access point directly through an Ethernet cable.
For more information, see
Log In to the Access Point
on page 16.
2.
In the address bar, enter the IP address of the access point.
A login window opens.
3.
Enter the user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and password are
case-sensitive.
4.
Select
Configuration > System > Advanced > User Accounts
.
The User Accounts page displays.
5.
In the Update User Accounts section, select a user from the
Existing Users
menu.
6.
In the
User Name
field, modify the name.
7.
Click the
Modify
button.
The user name is changed.
8.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
Manage and Monitor the Access Point
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Dual-Band Wireless AC Access Point WAC720 and WAC730 User Manual