
Chapter 20 System Settings
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 87 Maintenance > System > General
LABEL | DESCRIPTION |
System Setup |
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System Name | Choose a descriptive name for identification purposes. It is |
| recommended you enter your computer’s “Computer name” in this field. |
| This name can be up to 30 alphanumeric characters long. Spaces are not |
| allowed, but dashes |
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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. |
| The Domain Name entry is propagated to the DHCP clients on the LAN. |
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Administrator | Type how many minutes a management session (either via the web |
Inactivity | configurator or telnet) can be left idle before the session times out. The |
Timer | 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). |
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Password |
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User Password |
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New | Type your new user password (up to 30 characters). Note that as you |
Password | type a password, the screen displays a (*) for each character you type. |
| After you change the password, use the new password to access the |
| ZyXEL Device. |
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Retype to | Type the new password again for confirmation. |
confirm |
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Admin |
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Password |
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Old | Type the default password or the existing password you use to access the |
Password | system in this field. |
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New | Type your new system password (up to 30 characters). Note that as you |
Password | type a password, the screen displays a (*) for each character you type. |
| After you change the password, use the new password to access the |
| ZyXEL Device. |
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Retype to | Type the new password again for confirmation. |
confirm |
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Apply | Click this to save your changes. |
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Cancel | Click this to restore your previously saved settings. |
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