Chapter 15 System

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 53 Maintenance > System > General

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

System Setup

 

 

 

System Name

System Name is a unique name to identify the NBG-418N in an Ethernet network. It is

 

recommended you enter your computer’s “Computer name” in this field (see the chapter

 

about wizard setup for how to find your computer’s name).

 

This name can be up to 30 alphanumeric characters long. Spaces are not allowed, but

 

dashes “-” and underscores "_" are accepted.

 

 

Domain Name

Enter the domain name (if you know it) here. If you leave this field blank, the ISP may

 

assign a domain name via DHCP.

 

The domain name entered by you is given priority over the ISP assigned domain name.

 

 

Administrator

Type how many minutes a management session can be left idle before the session times

Inactivity Timer

out. The default is 5 minutes. After it times out you have to log in with your password

 

again. Very long idle timeouts may have security risks. A value of "0" means a

 

management session never times out, no matter how long it has been left idle (not

 

recommended).

 

 

Password Setup

Change your NBG-418N’s password (recommended) using the fields as shown.

 

 

Old Password

Type the default password or the existing password you use to access the system in this

 

field.

 

 

New Password

Type your new system password (up to 30 characters). Note that as you type a

 

password, the screen displays an asterisk (*) for each character you type.

 

 

Retype to Confirm

Type the new password again in this field.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG-418N.

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

15.4 Time Setting Screen

To change your NBG-418N’s time and date, click Maintenance > System > Time Setting. The screen appears as shown. Use this screen to configure the NBG-418N’s time based on your local time zone.

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