User's Manual

Router Internet Setup
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N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGND3700
Note: The router user name and password are not the same as the user
name and password for logging in to your Internet connection. See
Types of Logins on page 34 for more information about login types.
 To change your password or login time-out:
1. Select Maintenance > Set Pa
ssword to display the following screen:
Figure 13. Set router login password
2. Enter the old password.
3. Enter the n
ew password twice.
4. Change the log
in time-out to a value between 1 and 99 minutes if the default value of 5
minutes does not meet your needs.
The administrator’s login to the wireless modem router configuration times out after a
period of inactivity to prevent someone
else from accessing the router interface when you
step away.
5. Click Apply to
save your chan
ges.
After changing the password, you are required to log in again to continue the
configuration
. If you have backed up the wireless modem router settings previously, you
should do a new backup so that the saved settings file includes the new password. See
Back Up on page
67 for information about backing up your network configuration.
Log Out Manually
The router interface provides a Logout command at the bottom of the router menus. Log out
when you expect to be away from your computer for a relatively long period of time.
Types of Logins
There are three separate types of logins that have different purposes. It is important that you
understand the difference so that you know which login to use when.
• Router login logs you in
to the router interface. See Log In to the N600 Modem Router
on page 24 for details about this login.