Easy setup security, Easy setup security -6 – Netopia R2020 User Manual

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6-6 User’s Reference Guide

7.

If IP Address Serving is On, select Number of Client IP Addresses. Then enter the number of available
host addresses for the Netopia R2020 Dual Analog Router to allocate to the client computers on your
network. This number defaults to the balance of the subnet addresses above the Netopia Router’s
address.

8.

If IP Address Serving is On, select 1st Client Address and enter the first IP address in the set of allocated
ser ved IP addresses.

9.

Press Return. The Easy Setup Security Configuration screen appears.

Easy Setup Security

The Easy Setup Security Configuration screen lets you password-protect your Netopia R2020. Input your Write
Access Name and Write Access Password with names or numbers totaling up to eleven digits.

If you password protect the console screens, you will be prompted to enter the name and password you have
specified ever y time you log in to the console screens. Do not forget your name and password. If you do, you
will be unable to access any of the configuration screens.

Additional security features are available. See

“Security” on page 14-1

.

The final step in configuring the Easy Setup console screens is to restar t the Netopia R2020, so the
configuration settings take effect.

1.

Select RESTART DEVICE. A prompt asks you to confirm your choice.

2.

Select CONTINUE to restar t the Netopia Router and have your selections take effect.

Note: You can also restar t the system at any time by using the restar t utility (see

“Restar ting the system” on

page 15-13

) or by turning the Netopia Router off and on with the power switch.

Easy Setup is now complete.

Easy Setup Security Configuration

It is strongly suggested that you password-protect configuration access to your
Netopia. By entering a Name and Password pair here, access via serial,
Telnet, SNMP and Web Server will be password-protected.

Be sure to remember what you have typed here, because you will be prompted for
it each time you configure this Netopia.

You can remove an existing Name and Password by clearing both fields below.

Write Access Name:

Write Access Password:

PREVIOUS SCREEN TO MAIN MENU RESTART DEVICE

Configure a Configuration Access Name and Password here.

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