Edimax Technology Broadband Router User Manual
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2.1.2 Password Settings
You can change the password required to log into the broadband router's system web-based management. By default,
there is no password. So please assign a password to the Administrator as soon as possible, and store it in a safe place.
Passwords can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters, and are case sensitive.
Parameters
Description
Current Password
Enter your current password for the remote management administrator to login to your
Broadband router.
Note: By default there is NO password
New Password
Enter your new password
Confirmed Password
Enter your new password again for verification purposes
Note: If you forget your password, you
’ll have to reset the router to the factory default
(No password) with the reset button (see router
’s back panel)
Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance
sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place)
2.1.3 Remote Management
The remote management function allows you to designate a host in the Internet the ability to configure the Broadband
router from a remote site. Enter the designated host IP Address in the Host IP Address field.
Parameters
Description
Host Address
This is the IP address of the host in the Internet that will have
management/configuration access to the Broadband router from a remote site. This
means if you are at home and your home IP address has been designated the Remote
Management host IP address for this router (located in your company office), then you
are able to configure this router from your home. If the Host Address is left 0.0.0.0 this
means anyone can access the router
’s web-based configuration from a remote
location, providing they know the password.
Click the Enabled box to enable the Remote Management function.
Note: When you want to access the web-based management from a remote site, you
must enter the router
’s WAN IP address (e.g. 10.0.0.1) into your web-browser followed