Ways To Manage The Mwr222; Good Habits For Managing The Mwr222 - ZyXEL Communications MWR222 - V1.0 Manual

Figure 1 MWR222 Network

1.3 Ways to Manage the MWR222

Use any of the following methods to manage the MWR222.
• Web Configurator. This is recommended for everyday management of the
MWR222 using a (supported) web browser.
• SNMP management. This allows you to manage your MWR222 with a group of
networked devices from a management program. Currently MWR222 support
SNMP v1, further support available for future release.
• Wireless switch. You can use the built-in switch of the MWR222 to turn the
wireless function on and off without opening the Web Configurator.
• WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) button. You can use the WPS button or the WPS
section of the Web Configurator to set up a wireless network with your ZyXEL
device.

1.4 Good Habits for Managing the MWR222

Do the following things regularly to make the MWR222 more secure and to
manage the MWR222 more effectively.
• Change the password. 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.
• Back up the configuration (and make sure you know how to restore it).
Restoring an earlier working configuration may be useful if the device becomes
unstable or even crashes. If you forget your password, you will have to reset
the MWR222 to its factory default settings. If you backed up an earlier
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