Configuring Your Gateway
Table 5. Password Settings Menu Options
Option Description
Current Password Enter the current case-sensitive password. For security purposes, every typed character
appears as a dot (y). The default password is password.
New Password Enter the new case-sensitive password you want to use. A password can contain up to 32
alphanumeric characters. Spaces count as password characters. For security purposes, every
typed character appears as a dot (y).
Re-Enter Password for Verification Enter the same case-sensitive password you typed in the New Password field. For security
purposes, every typed character appears as a dot (y).
Idle Time Out Your Web management interface sessions timeout after 10 minutes of idle time. To change
this duration, enter a new timeout value.
LAN Settings Menu The LAN Settings menu lets you configure the LAN IP settings for the Gateway. The private
LAN IP is also the IP of the DHCP server that dynamically allocates IP addresses for client
computers located behind the Gateway.
To access the LAN Settings menu, click LAN in the menu bar. Figure 16 shows an example
of the menu and Table 6 describes the settings you can select.
Figure 16. LAN Settings Menu
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