NETGEAR fvs114 manual Changing the Administrator Password, Diagnostics

Reference Manual for the ProSafe VPN Firewall FVS114

To restore the factory default configuration settings without knowing the login password or IP address, you must use the reset button on the rear panel of the firewall. See “Restoring the Default Configuration and Password” on page 9-7.

Changing the Administrator Password

The default password for the firewall’s Web Configuration Manager is password. NETGEAR recommends that you change this password to a more secure password.

From the main menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select Set Password to bring up this menu.

Figure 7-7: Set Password menu

To change the password, first enter the old password, and then enter the new password twice. Click Apply. To change the login idle timeout, change the number of minutes and click Apply.

Diagnostics

You can use the Diagnostics page to perform various diagnostics. For normal operation, these are not required.

From the main menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select Diagnostics to bring up this menu.

7-8 Maintenance

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