Configuring security measures, Assign password – Siemens SE505 User Manual

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Configuring security measures

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Configuring security measures

In the Security Setup you can configure additional settings that will enhance your

network's security. You can

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set a password for your router's configuration (see below),

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change the default

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set

for wireless transmissions (see page 67),

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restrict access to your LAN to certain PC's (see page 68),

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backup your router's configuration in a file (see page 69).

The router's user interface will guide you through the security configuration step by

step. Once you have completed a screen, click on NEXT. If you want to make any

changes or check your entries, click on BACK.
Select Security Setup in the start screen to launch the security configuration.

Assign password

You can set a password in the first step of the Security Setup. After installation, your

router configuration is not yet protected with a password. To prevent unauthorised

changes to the configuration, you should set a password and change this password from

time to time.

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Enter a password in the Enter New Password box and type it again in the box

Confirm New Password.
The password can be up to 32 alphanumerical characters long. It is not case

sensitive. Avoid proper names and all too obvious words. Mix letters and numbers

together.

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To go to the next step in the Security Setup, click on NEXT.

If you ever forget the password you will have to reset your router (see

page 108). Please bear in mind that this will restore all the settings to

the factory configuration. No password will be active either