Chapter 2: WEB Configuration
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3. Password
Forcing end user to change the password
Upon access to the web pages on the CPE side of the router, if the user has not changed the default
web password, a warning message must be displayed in the top banner of the web interface such as
being visible while accessing any tabs.
This warning message informs the user that the default password must be changed:
In the second sentence, “here” is a hyperlink to the password setting page. Clicking on “here” lead to
the display of the password setting page.
More information
By default, the username is empty (“”) and the password is “admin”.
This is set by different actions (non exhaustive list):
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at the manufactory level,
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following a reset factory on the modem,
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following a reset from the operator,
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following a change by the user who wants to come back to the default setting after using its own
settings
When the current password is the default one, the user is strongly encouraged to change the default
web password.
At your first connection or while the password is the default one, a warning message is displayed on
the top banner of each Web configuration page. We want to encourage you to change the password in
order to enforce the security of your modem.
The password can be a maximum of 8 characters and is case sensitive. In addition, this page can be
used to restore the gateway to its original factory settings. Use this with caution, as all the settings you
have made will be lost. To perform this reset, set Restore Factory Defaults to Yes and click Apply.
This has the same effect as a factory reset using the rear panel reset switch, where you hold on the
switch for 15 seconds, then release it.
Note:
We are always suggesting to modify the password. This is a basic protection against wrongful
access to the Gateway Web pages.
