Manage Your Network
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NETGEAR Wireless Cable Gateway CG3000
Change Password
For security, the gateway has its own user names and passwords. NETGEAR recommends
that you change the default passwords to more secure passwords. The ideal passwords
should contain no dictionary words from any language, and should be a mixture of both upper
and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols. Your passwords can be up to 30 characters.
1.
Select
Maintenance > Set Password
.
2.
To change the password, enter the new password twice.
3.
Click
Apply
to save your changes.
After changing the password, you are required to log in again to continue the configuration. If
you have backed up the gateway settings previously, you should do a new backup so that the
saved settings file includes the new password.
Back Up and Restore Your Settings
The configuration settings of the gateway are stored in a configuration file in the gateway.
1.
Select
Maintenance > Backup Settings
.
2.
You can save the current configuration settings or restore saved settings:
•
To save the current configuration settings, click
Back Up
.
•
To restore the saved configuration settings from a backup file, click
Browse
, locate
and select the previously saved backup file. Then click
Restore
.
A message notifies you when the gateway is restored to its previous settings. Then, the
gateway restarts, which takes about one minute.
Note:
When restoring settings, do not interrupt the process by going online,
turning off the gateway, or shutting down the computer.