Chapter 3. Security Settings
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N300 Wireless Dual Band ADSL2+ Modem Router DGND3300v2 User Manual
NETGEAR recommends that you change this password to a more secure password. The
ideal password should contain no dictionary words from any language, and should be a
mixture of both uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Your password can
be up to 30 characters.
Changing the Built-In Password
1.
Log in to the N300 wireless modem router at its default LAN address of
http://192.168.0.1
or
http://www.routerlogin.net
with its default user name of
admin
,
default password of
password
, or using whatever password and LAN address you have
chosen for the N300 wireless modem router.
2.
From the main menu, select
Maintenance > Set Password
to display the Set Password
screen.
3.
To change the password, first enter the old password, and then enter the new password
twice.
4.
Click
Apply
to save your changes.
Note:
After changing the password, you must log in again to continue the
configuration. If you have backed up the N300 wireless modem
router settings previously, you should do a new backup so that the
saved settings file includes the new password.
Restricting Access by MAC Address
By default, any wireless PC that is configured with the correct SSID will be allowed access to
your wireless network. For increased security, you can restrict access to the wireless network
to allow only specific PCs based on their MAC addresses.
To restrict access based on MAC addresses:
1.
Log in to the N300 wireless modem router at its default LAN address of
http://192.168.0.1
or
http://www.routerlogin.net
with its default user name of
admin
,
and default password of
password
, or using whatever user name, password, and LAN
address you have chosen for the N300 wireless modem router.
Note:
If you configure the N300 wireless modem router from a wireless
computer, add your computer’s MAC address to the access list.
Otherwise you will lose your wireless connection when you click
Apply
. You must then access the N300 wireless modem router from
a wired computer, or from a wireless computer that is on the access
control list, to make any further changes.
