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Step 1:
Select
Change Password
from the
System Tools
Menu: The
following screen displays:
Step 2:
Enter the following information:
Current Password:
the current password for theSMC7301TA.
New Password:
the new password for the SMC7301TA
Confirm Password:
the new password for the SMC7301TA, entered again
for confirmation.
Note:
If you are changing the password for the first time, the
Current
Password
is “password”.
Step 3
Click
Submit
.
What if I Forget the Password
If you forget the
Broadband Router Manager
password, the only way to
recover it is to clear the entire configuration and return the u nit to its original
state as shipped from the factory. Unfortunately, this means that you have to
re-enter all of your configuration data.
To clear the configuration and restore the password to the default, follow
these steps:
Step 1:
Using the supplied Null Modem Cable, connect a console (or a PC
running a terminal emulation program such as HyperTerminal) to the
SMC7301TA Console port. The default port settings are 19200, N, 8, 1, no
flow control.
Step 2:
Turn off the SMC7301TA, then turn it on again. In the console window,