Chapter 12 System Settings

12 System Settings

12.1 System Settings General Screen

The System Settings screen’s General tab allows users to enter a name to identify the FSG1100HN on the network, configure the administrator inactivity timer, and set the system password.

Click Maintenance > System Settings > General to open the System Settings General screen.

Maintenance > System Settings > General

The following table describes the system settings general labels in this screen.

Maintenance > System Settings > General

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

System Setup

 

 

 

System

System Name is a unique name to identify the FSG1100HN in an

Name

Ethernet network. 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 “-” and underscores “_” are accepted.

Domain

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

Name

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

Inactivity

before

Timer

the session times out. The range is 10 to 9999 seconds. The default

 

is 10 seconds. 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

Change your FSG1100HN’s password (recommended) using the

Setup

fields as shown.

 

 

Old

Type the default password or the existing password you use to

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