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4.1.3 Protecting Access to the MediaAccess Gateway
Introduction
To prevent that every user on your local network can access the MediaAccess Gateway, the MediaAccess Gateway is
secured with a user name and password.
Default user name
The default user name is
Administrator
.
Default password
The default password is either blank or the
ACCESS KEY
printed on the label of your MediaAccess Gateway. This
depends on the settings chosen by your Service Provider.
Protected items
The following items are protected by these is will secure access to:
The MediaAccess Gateway GUI.
The embedded FTP Server.
for more information, see
“8.3 The FTP Server” on page 72
How to change your password
Proceed as follows:
1
On the
Toolbox
menu, click
User Management
.
2
In the
Pick a task
list, click
Change my password
.
3
Enter your new password and click
OK
.
4
Your new password is now active. The next time that you log on to the
you will have to enter
this password.
It is recommended to change the default password settings.
Choose a password that your can easily remember or write it down. If you forget your password the only option is to
reset your MediaAccess Gateway. For more information, see
“11.7 Reset to Factory Defaults” on page 110
.
This password will also be used by the network file server and FTP server.
For more information about the network file server and FTP server, see
