ZyXEL Communications NBG6503 User Manual

Chapter 22 Maintenance

NBG6503 User’s Guide

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

It is strongly recommended that you change your Router's password. 

If you forget your Router's password (or IP address), you will need to reset the device. See 

 for details.

Click Maintenance > Password. The screen appears as shown.

Figure 112   Maintenance > Password 

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 65   Maintenance > General

System Setup

System Name

System Name is a unique name to identify the Router in an Ethernet network.

Domain Name

Enter the domain name you want to give to the Router.

Administrator 
Inactivity Timer

Type how many minutes a management session can be left idle before the 
session times out. The default is 5 minutes. After it times out you have to log in 
with your password again. Very long idle timeouts may have security risks. A 
value of "0" means a management session never times out, no matter how long 
it has been left idle (not recommended).

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router.

Cancel

Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

Table 66   Maintenance > Password

Password Setup Change your Router’s password (recommended) using the fields as shown.

Old Password

Type the default password or the existing password you use to access the system in this 
field.

New Password

Type your new system password (up to 30 characters). Note that as you type a password, 
the screen displays an asterisk (*) for each character you type.

Retype to 
Confirm

Type the new password again in this field.

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router.

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.