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Figure 25:

SBG7580-AC Login Screen

3.

Type the following default user name and password. Both entries are case-sensitive.



User Name:

admin



Password:

password

Figure 26:

SBG7580-AC Login Screen

4.

Click

Apply

to open the SBG7580-AC Web Manager.

The System Basic Setup screen displays (see Figure 27).

5.

Click

LOGIN SETTINGS

from the

Basic Setup

submenu options list to display the Login

Settings screen.

6.

Enter your current password in the Old Password field.

7.

Enter your new password in the New Password field.

Note

:

Remember that passwords are case-sensitive and that you can use any

combination of the following letters, numbers and special characters:



Letters:

A

through

Z

(uppercase and lowercase)



Numbers:

0

to

9



Special characters:

! @ # $ % & *

8.

Enter your new password again in the Repeat New Password field.

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9.

Click

Apply

to update your password.

10.

Find a secure place to write down and keep your new password.

Figure 27:

SBG7580-AC Firewall Settings Screen

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Figure 28:

SBG7580-AC Change User Password Screen

Note

: The

Login Timeout

setting under Other Settings applies to the amount of inactivity

time (in seconds) allowed before the SBG7580-AC Web Manager automatically logs out.

The Login Timeout range is between

30

and

900

seconds.

Set Up Firewall Protection

You can set up firewall filters to protect your computer and other network devices on your

home network from hackers, viruses, and other attacks from the Internet.

To set the firewall protection level:

1.

From any SBG7580-AC Web Manager screen, click the

Firewall

main

menu button

on the

SBG7580-AC Web Manager menu bar.

2.

Click

FIREWALL SETTINGS

from the Firewall submenu options list to display the Firewall

Settings screen

(see Figure 29)

.

3.

Select the

Enable Firewall

checkbox

to turn ON firewall protection on your home network.

- or

–

Deselect the

Enable Firewall

checkbox

to turn OFF firewall protection on your home

network.

Note:

Turning OFF firewall protection on your home network could put your

computer(s) and other Ethernet-enabled devices connected on your network at risk

for possible attacks from viruses and hackers.

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Figure 29:

Firewall Protection Level Screen

4.

Select or deselect any of the following to set up firewall protection on your home

network:



Firewall Enable/Disable



DoS Attack Protection



Block Pings



IPSec Pass Through



PPTP Pass Through



L2TP Pass Through



Block Fragmented IP Packets

5.

Click

Apply

, when you are finished.

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Set Up Parental Controls

You can set up the following Parental Controls to manage and limit the usage and activity for

specific users and network devices on your home network:



Allow or block access to specific Trusted MAC Addresses.



Allow or block access based on specific keywords.



Allow or block access to specific websites.



Set time limitations for computer usage or Internet access.

Note

: Any Parental Control filters that do not include assigned ports will apply to all

ports. This also applies to MAC addresses.

You can also link each user on your home network to specific rules for login, time-access, and

content filtering.

To set Parental Controls:

Before setting up any Parental Control filters, you must first set the router time for your

current location on your SBG7580-AC.

1.

From any SBG7580-AC Web Manager screen, click the

Utilities

main menu button on the

SBG7580-AC Web Manager menu bar.

2.

Click

SYSTEM SETTINGS

from the Utilities submenu options list.

Figure 30:

Change Router Time Screen

3.

Change the router time to your current time zone in the Router Time field.

4.

Select

Enable Time Server

to set the time through the time servers.

5.

Click

Apply.