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Chapter 5: Configuring System Parameters | April 14, 2006 |
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2To add a new user account, do the following:
a. Click Add a new user. The following dialog is displayed (Figure
Figure 5-2. Add New User
Note: It is important to change the password for all three default user accounts to ensure secure access to the modem for configuration and management.
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– User Name |
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| User Name: | admin |
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The login name for this user. The login name can be a maximum | Password: | password |
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of 32 characters and all keyboard characters, except a space, | Access level: superuser |
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are allowed. |
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| User Name: | isp |
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– Password |
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| Password: | password |
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The password associated with this user login. The password must |
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Access level: engineer |
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be a minimum of six and a maximum of 32 alphanumeric |
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characters (including caps and lowercase). | User Name: | user |
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– Access Level |
| Password: | password |
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The level of access to modem configuration and management | Access level: default |
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allowed for this user. Choose from the following list of |
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access levels: |
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| Access Level | Definition |
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| Super User | This user has full administrative access to the modem. This includes full view and write access to |
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| all modem configuration and management. |
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| Engineer | This user has write access to all |
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| other configuration access (WAN session and System) is view only. |
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| Default | This user has view only access to all modem configuration and management. Default is the |
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Identifies the user in a way that is meaningful to you. All keyboard characters are allowed.