
HUAWEI HG256s
User Guide
7 Maintenance Guide
Huawei Proprietary and Confidential
Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
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Maintenance Guide
7.1 Changing the Password of the Web-based
Configuration Utility
Function Overview
You can configure all the parameters of the HG256s through the Web-based
configuration utility. To prevent unauthorized personnel from changing these parameters,
you need to use the user name and password to log in to the Web-based configuration
utility.
After logging in to the Web-based configuration utility, you can change the password.
If you cannot remember the password that has been changed, you can restore the default
settings of the HG256s by pressing and holding the RESET button for more than 3s. In this
case, the login password of the Web-based configuration utility is restored to
admin
. When
the default settings are restored, your customized data is lost. Therefore, use the RESET
button with caution.
Configuration Example
For example, the password is
admin
. To change the password to
MyWebPassword
, do
as follows:
Step 1
Log in to the Web-based configuration utility.
Step 2
In the navigation tree, choose
Maintenance
>
Account
to display the account
management page.
Step 3
In
New username
, enter the user name
admin
.
Step 4
In the
Current password
text box, enter the currently used password
admin
.
Step 5
In the
New password
text box,
enter the new password
MyWebPassword
. In
Confirm
password
,
enter the new password
MyWebPassword
again.
Step 6
Click
Submit
.
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