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Configuring security measures
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Configuring security measures
In the Security Setup you can configure additional settings that will enhance your net-
work's security. You can
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set a password for your router's configuration (see below),
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change the default
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set
for wireless transmissions (see page 61),
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restrict access to your LAN to certain PC's (see page 64),
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backup your router's configuration in a file (see page 65).
The router's user interface will guide you through the security configuration step by
step. Once you have completed a screen, click on
NEXT
. If you want to make any
changes or check your entries, click on
BACK.
Select
Security Setup
in the start screen to launch the security configuration.
Assign password
You can set a password in the first step of the Security Setup. After installation, your
router configuration is not yet protected with a password. To prevent unauthorised
changes to the configuration, you should set a password and change this password from
time to time.
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Enter a password in the
Enter New Password
box and type it again in the box
Con-
firm New Password
.
The password can be up to 32 alphanumerical characters long. It is not case sensi-
tive. Avoid proper names and all too obvious words. Mix letters and numbers
together.
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To go to the next step in the Security Setup, click on
NEXT
.
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If you ever forget the password you will have to reset your router (see
page 103). Please bear in mind that this will restore all the settings to
the factory configuration. No password will be active either
