The Default Administrator Account; The Web Interface - D-Link NetDefend DFL-210 User Manual

2.1.2. The Default Administrator
Account
Console Boot Menu
Remote Management Policies
Access to remote management interfaces can be regulated by a remote management policy so the
administrator can restrict management access based on source network, source interface and
username/password credentials. Access to the Web Interface can be permitted for administrative
users on a certain network, while at the same time allowing CLI access for a remote administrator
connecting through a specific IPsec tunnel.
By default, Web Interface access is enabled for users on the network connected via the LAN
interface of the D-Link firewall (on products where more than one LAN interface is available,
LAN1 is the default interface).

2.1.2. The Default Administrator Account

By default, NetDefendOS has a local user database, AdminUsers, that contains one pre-defined
administrator account. This account has the username admin with password admin. This account
has full administrative read/write privileges for NetDefendOS.
Creating Additional Accounts
Extra user accounts can be created as required. Accounts can either belong to the Administrator
user group, in which case they have complete read/write administrative access. Alternatively, they
can belong to the Auditor user group, in which case they have read-only access.

2.1.3. The Web Interface

NetDefendOS provides an intuitive Web Interface (WebUI) for management of the system via an
Ethernet interface using a standard web browser. This allows the administrator to perform remote
management from anywhere on a private network or the public Internet using a standard computer
without having to install client software.
Assignment of a Default IP Address
For new D-Link hardware models with factory defaults, a default internal IP address of 192.168.1.1
is assigned by NetDefendOS to the hardware's LAN1 interface (or LAN if there is only one LAN
interface).
Before NetDefendOS starts running, a console connected directly to the
D-Link Firewall's RS232 port can be used to do basic configuration
through the boot menu. This menu can be entered by pressing any
console key between power-up and NetDefendOS starting. It is the
D-Link firmware loader that is being accessed with the boot menu.
This feature is fully described in Section 2.1.7, "The Console Boot
Menu".
Note
Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 7 and later), Firefox (version 3.0 and later) and
Netscape (version 8 and later) are the recommended web-browsers to use with the
WebUI. Other browsers may also provide full support.
Important
For security reasons, it is recommended to change the default password of the default
account as soon as possible after connecting with the D-Link Firewall.
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