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SMCD3GN2 Wireless Cable Modem User Manual
Table 5. Password Settings Menu Options
Option
Description
Current Password
Enter the current case-sensitive login password. For security purposes, every typed character
appears as a dot (
y
). The default password is not shown for security purposes.
New Password
Enter the new case-sensitive login password you want to use. A password can contain up to
32 alphanumeric characters. Spaces count as password characters. For security purposes,
every typed character appears as a dot (
y
).
Re-Enter Password for Verification
Enter the same case-sensitive login password you typed in the
New Password
field. For
security purposes, every typed character appears as a dot (
y
).
Idle Time Out
Your Web management interface sessions timeout after 10 minutes of idle time. To change
this duration, enter a new timeout value.
LAN Settings Menu
IP addresses are close to being used up and thus very hard to get. One solution to this
problem is "private" IP addresses. Private IP addresses are ranges of IP addresses set
aside expressly for use by a company or other entity internally. Private IP addresses are
non-routable and, therefore, cannot be used to connect directly to the Internet.
Some of the advantages of private IP addresses include:
y
Increased security, since private IP addresses are not routable across the Internet
y
You conserve the world-wide pool of IP addresses
y
You do not have to register or pay for these IP addresses in any way
Using the LAN Settings menu, you can define private LAN IP addresses. To access the LAN
Settings menu, click
LAN
in the menu bar. Figure 20 shows an example of the menu and
Table 6 describes the settings you can select.