3Com Dual 56K User Manual

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90 CHAPTER 7: ADVANCED CONFIGURATION3 Enter the same password in the Password (repeat) field to verify.Make sure you have deleted the old password completely before reentering thenew password.4 Check the box if you wish to disable password protection for the Manual Callingscreen only. This allows workstations on the LAN to access only the Manual Callingscreen from the LAN Modem Home Page without a password, so that they canplace and terminate manual calls. All other pages remain inaccessible without apassword.5 Click Submit.Once you have set a password on your LAN Modem, and the unit remains idle forfive minutes or longer, you may be “locked out” of the LAN Modem Home Page. Ifthis occurs, you will be prompted to enter your password in order to gain access tothe Home Page again.What If I Forget MyPassword?If you forget your password, you must reset the Dual 56K LAN Modem to thefactory default settings, which will allow you to enter a new password. Note thatwhen the Dual 56K LAN Modem is restored to the factory default settings, allconfiguration changes are lost, including your service provider profiles. Forinstructions, refer to Chapter 10, “Resetting the Dual 56K LAN Modem.”Locking and Unlockingthe ConfigurationIf you chose to password-protect the Dual 56K LAN Modem when you initiallyconfigured the unit, you can lock and unlock the LAN Modem configurationparameters from this page. Locking the LAN Modem means that you evoke thepassword protection immediately, rather than waiting for the five minute timeout.If you did not set a password on the LAN Modem during the initial configuration,you cannot lock the LAN Modem’s parameters.To lock the configuration:1 From the LAN Modem Main Configuration Page, click the Password button.2 Under Lock Configuration, click the Lock Configuration button.A message indicates that the configuration is locked.To unlock the configuration:1 When the Lock Configuration, screen opens, click Continue.The Enter Password window appears.2 Enter your password to access the Dual 56K LAN Modem Main ConfigurationPage.3 Click Submit.The Dual 56K LAN Modem Main Configuration Page appears. You now haveaccess to all of the LAN Modem configuration screens.