Ways To Manages The Nsg; Good Habits For Managing The Nsg - ZyXEL Communications NSG Series User Manual

Note: The configuration settings of the NSG will be overwritten with what you have configured
in the NCC.
The NSG's default static IP address is 192.168.1.1, but you need to use the console port or check the
NCC's Gateway > Configure > Interface addressing screen for the NSG's current LAN IP address when
the NSG is being managed or has been managed by the NCC.
See the Quick Start Guide for how to make hardware connections.

1.3 Ways to Manages the NSG

You can manage the NSG in the following ways.
NCC (Nebula Control Center)
With the NCC, you can remotely manage and monitor the NSG through a cloud-based network
management system. See the NCC User's Guide for detailed information about how to access the NCC
and manage your NSG via the NCC.
Web Configurator
The built-in Web Configurator allows basic NSG setup and monitoring using an Internet browser. This
User's Guide provides information about the Web Configurator.
Figure 1 Managing the NSG: Web Configurator

1.4 Good Habits for Managing the NSG

Do the following things to make the NSG more secure and to manage it more effectively.
• Change the NSG's system password through the NCC occasionally. Use a password that's not easy to
guess and that consists of different types of characters, such as numbers and letters.
• Write down the password and put it in a safe place.
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