User's Manual

Chapter 3: Connections and setup
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Illustrationscontainedinthisdocumentareforrepresentationonly.
Security
Bydefault,theusernameis“admin”andthepasswordis“password”.
Thisissetbydifferentactions(nonexhaustivelist):
‐ atthemanufactorylevel,
‐ followingaresetfactoryonthemodem,
‐ followingaresetfromtheoperator,
‐ followingachangebytheuserwhowantstocomebackto
thedefaultsettingafterusingitsownsettings
Whenthecurrentpasswordisthedefaultone,theuserisstronglyencouragedtochangethedefault
webpassword.
Atyourfirstconnectionorwhilethepasswordisthedefaultone,awarningmessageisdisplayedonthe
topbannerofeachWebconfigurationpage.Wewanttoencourageyoutochangethepasswordinorder
toenforcethesecurityofyourmodem.
Thepasswordcanbeamaximumof8charactersandiscasesensitive.Inaddition,thispagecanbeused
torestorethegatewaytoitsoriginalfactorysettings.Usethiswithcaution,asallthesettingsyouhave
madewillbelost.Toperformthisreset,setRestoreFactoryDefaultstoYesandclickApply.Thishas
thesameeffectasafactoryresetusingtherearpanelresetswitch, where youholdontheswitchfor5
seconds,thenreleaseit.
Note:Wearealwayssuggestingyoutomodifythepassword.Thisisabasicprotectionagainstwrongful
accesstotheGatewayWebpages.
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Fig.5:SecuritySettings.
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