Good Habits For Managing The Device; Applications For The Device; Internet Access - ZyXEL Communications P-870HN-5xb User Manual

Chapter 1 Introducing the Device
• TR-069. This is an auto-configuration server used to remotely configure your
device.

1.3 Good Habits for Managing the Device

Do the following things regularly to make the Device more secure and to manage
the Device 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
Device to its factory default settings. If you backed up an earlier configuration
file, you would not have to totally re-configure the Device. You could simply
restore your last configuration.

1.4 Applications for the Device

Here are some example uses for which the Device is well suited.

1.4.1 Internet Access

Your Device provides shared Internet access by connecting the DSL port to the
DSL or MODEM jack on a splitter or your telephone jack. Computers can connect
to the Device's LAN ports (or wirelessly). You can have multiple WAN services over
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