5.2Performing System Administration Tasks
Clicking the Toolbox icon at the top of any Gateway user interface screen brings up the Administrator Toolbox, from which you can monitor or change several system
For example, you can
•Change the Administrator’s password.
Type the existing password, then type the new password twice (once for verification purposes). If you change your password and then forget it, your only recourse is to reset it to the default by performing a “hard” system reset (see page 44).
•Change the duration of the Administrator Timeout setting.
Adminstrator Timeout is the length of time that an administrator connected to the Gateway can be idle before being automatically logged out. The default is 600 seconds (10 minutes). To disable this feature, type 0. The maximum timeout is 9,999 seconds (2 hours, 46 minutes).
•Change the IP address of the Remote Administrator Host.
Check the Enable box next to the Remote Administrator Host item if you want to perform administration tasks from outside your private LAN. The default is 0.0.0.0, which means
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