Chapter 7
Protecting & monitoring your Wi-Fi
network
After you have successfully connected the SVG2482AC and your wireless devices, you
should configure the SVG2482AC to protect your wireless network from unwanted and
unauthorized access by any wireless network devices that are within range of your wireless
network. Although network security for the SVG2482AC is already configured, you can use
the SVG2482AC Web Manager to set the level of security and access that you want to allow
on your wireless network.
Prevent unauthorized access
CAUTION:
For security purposes, to prevent unauthorized access to your wireless
network, ARRIS recommends that you change the default admin password after
connecting to the Internet and logging on to the SVG2482AC for the first time.
The default password (
password
) is commonly used and shared on the Internet. One of the
most important recommendations for securing your wireless home network is to change the
default admin password on your SVG2482AC and other wireless devices, if applicable.
To ensure that your wireless home network is secure, ARRIS recommends that you follow
these best practices for creating your admin password(s):
■
Always create a secure password or passphrase that is not easily guessed.
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Use phrases instead of names so that it may be easier for you to remember.
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Use a combination of upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
■
Change your administrator password on a regular basis to protect your network.
Note:
If your service provider supplied the SVG2482AC (or you did not purchase
it from a retail store), some restrictions may have been set up to block certain
configuration settings, such as changing the Login user name.
Change the default administrator password
There are two procedures available for changing the administrator (
admin
) password used
to log on to the SVG2482AC:
■
Logging on to the SVG2482AC
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