Changing the administrator login timeout, Changing the administrator login timeout -2 – NETGEAR ADSL MODEM WIRELESS DG834G User Manual

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Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834G

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Protecting Your Network

v1.2, October 2006

2. From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select Set

Password to bring up the menu shown.

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

4. Click Apply to save your changes.

Changing the Administrator Login Timeout

For security, the administrator's login to the modem router 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.

Figure 5-2

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

the configuration. If you have backed up the modem router settings previously,
you should do a new backup so that the saved settings file includes the new
password.

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