Asante Technologies FR3000 Series user manual Security Screen, Change Administrator’s Pass- word

Chapter 7. Security Screen

This chapter details how to configure the advanced security features of the router:

•Change Administrator’s Password, which allows the user to create a unique administrator’s password

•Security Options, which allows the administrator to set additional security measures

•Port Access Control and security policies by groups

•Popular Applications, including Internet games and video conferencing

•Hardware (MAC) Address Control, which allows the administrator to control user LAN and WAN access

•Advanced Security, which allows for unrestricted 2-way access to a specific computer using a DMZ, and allows the router to be administered remotely through the WAN port

Note: Only users with extensive knowledge of TCP/IP should attempt to use the features described in this chapter.

Router Screen	Access Rights	Scope
Change	Allows the administrator to set a unique	Any computer on the LAN
Administrator’s Pass-	password.
word
Port Access Control	Allow/block traffic from specific incoming	Up to 4 groups on LAN
	ports
Popular Applications	Allow traffic from specific incoming ports	All computers on LAN
Advanced (DMZ)	Unrestricted 2-way traffic	1 computer

With your web browser open to the router’s configuration screen (default: http://192.168.123.254), click on the Security button, and follow the steps de- scribed in the following sections.

7.1Change Administrator’s Pass- word

To facilitate the initial setup, the router comes with a default password admin. However, we highly recommend that you change the adminis-

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