The Built-in Configurator
Password Protect the Configuration
WaveLAN/EC-S User’s Guide
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Password Protect the Configuration
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The configuration of the WaveLAN/EC-S is password protected to
prevent unauthorized changes to the parameter settings. The
default password for “out-of-the-box” WaveLAN/EC-S devices is
“public”.
NOTE:
You are advised to change this default value, to avoid
tampering with the configuration settings of your
WaveLAN/EC-S device. Especially when you wish to allow
remote configuration of the WaveLAN/EC-S device via
TCP/IP, changing the default password is “good practice”
for managing your network.
To change the default password proceed as follows:
1.
Start the built-in configurator as described on the first pages of
this Chapter.
2.
From the Main Menu, select the item “Edit configuration” to
open the Edit Menu pictured in Figure 4-3 on page 4-12.
3.
From the Edit Menu, select the item “system”.
4.
Select one of the following password options:
■
To enable password protection clear the
#
sign in front of
the password value, and change the default value “
public
”
into a text string of maximum 12 characters in the range of
“0-9” and “a-z” (lower-case characters only).
■
To disable password protection, insert the
#
sign in front of
the password value.
5.
Press the keys
-
on your keyboard to confirm your
changes, and return to the Edit Menu.
Next, select one of the other menus that you would like view or
modify, or return to the Main Menu and proceed as described in “”
on page 4-48.
CTRL
W
