Setting The Administration Password - Symantec 360R - Security Gateway SGS Administration Manual

16 Administering the security gateway
Managing administrative access

Setting the administration password

The administration password provides secure access to the SGMI. Setting and
changing the password limits access to the SGMI to people who have been given
the password. You must have installed the appliance and connected your
browser to the SGMI to set the password. See the Symantec Gateway Security
300 Series Installation Guide for more information about setting up the
appliance.
You configure the administration password on the Administration > Basic
Management tab or in the Setup Wizard. You can also configure a range of IP
addresses from which you can remotely manage the appliance. The
administration user name is always admin.
Note: You should change the administration password on a regular basis to
maintain a high level of security.
To set the administration password
You set the administration password initially in the Setup Wizard. You can
change it in the SGMI, as well as perform a manual reset or reset the appliance
through the serial console, which resets the password completely.
Reflashing the appliance with the app.bin version of the firmware resets the
password.
See "Upgrading firmware manually"
Warning: When you manually reset the password by pressing the reset button,
the LAN IP address is reset to the default value (192.168.0.1) and the DHCP
server is enabled.
See "Basic Management tab field descriptions"
To configure a password
1 In the SGMI, in the left pane, click Administration.
2 In the right pane, on the Basic Management tab, under Administration
Password, in the Password text box, type the password.
3 In the Verify Password text box, type the password again.
4 Click Save.
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