Enabling Remote Management Access - NETGEAR ProSafe DGFV338 Reference Manual

DGFV338 ProSafe Wireless ADSL Modem VPN Firewall Router Reference Manual
Figure 6-1
3. First enter the old password, and then enter the new password—twice. Click Apply.
4. Change the login idle time-out by changing the number of minutes. Click Apply.
Note: If you make the administrator login time-out value too large, you will wait a
long time before you are able to log back into the router if your previous login
was disrupted (i.e., you did not click Logout on the Main Menu bar to log
out).
The password and time-out values you entered will revert back to password and 5 minutes,
respectively, after a factory default reset.

Enabling Remote Management Access

Using the Remote Management page, you can allow an administrator on the Internet to configure,
upgrade, and check the status of your ProSafe DGFV338. You must be logged in locally to enable
remote management (see
Note: Be sure to change the firewall default configuration password to a very secure
password. The ideal password should contain no dictionary words from any
language, and should be a mixture of letters (both upper and lower case), numbers,
and symbols. Your password can be up to 30 characters. See
Passwords and Login Time-out" on page 6-7
6-8
"Logging in and Configuring your Internet Connection" on page
v1.0, April 2007
Change administrator
name and password
Change guest
read-only password
Change administrator
login time-out
"Changing the
for the procedure on how to do this.
Router and Network Management
2-3).