How to change the administrator login timeout, Configuring basic firewall services, How to change the administrator login timeout -2 – NETGEAR Cable/DSL ProSafe Firewall FR328S User Manual

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FR328S ProSafe Firewall with Dial Back-Up Reference Manual v2

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Protecting Your Network

M-10207-01, Reference Manual v2

2.

From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select Set
Password to bring up the menu shown in

Figure 5-1

.

Figure 5-1: Set Password menu

3.

To change the password, first enter the old password, and then enter the new password twice.

4.

Click Apply to save your changes.

Note: After changing the password, you will be required to log in again to continue the
configuration.

If you have backed up the firewall settings previously, you should do a new

backup so that the saved settings file includes the new password.

How to Change the Administrator Login Timeout

For security, the administrator's login to the

firewall

configuration will timeout after a period of

inactivity. To change the login timeout period:

1.

In the Set Password menu, type a number in ‘Administrator login times out’ field.The
suggested default value is 5 minutes.

2.

Click Apply to save your changes or click Cancel to keep the current period.

Configuring Basic Firewall Services

Basic firewall services you can configure include access blocking and scheduling of firewall
security. These topics are presented below.

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