NETGEAR FVS318v3 Changing the Administrator Password

Reference Manual for the ProSafe VPN Firewall FVS318v3
7-8 Maintenance
January 2005
Erasing the Configuration
It is sometimes desirable to restore the firewall to a known blank condition. To do this, see the
Erase function, which will restore all factory settings. After an erase, the firewall's password will
be password, the LAN IP address will be 192.168.0.1, and the firewall's DHCP client will be
enabled.
To erase the configuration, click the Erase button.
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.