ActionTec Actiontec 1520 manual

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    Actiontec 1520 Administrative Password Configuration Actiontec® 1520 Setting an A dministrativ e Password Instruction Set Actiontec is a registered tradem ark of Actiontec Electronics Inc . The follo wing instruction set will guide you throu gh the process of setting an adminis trative passw ord for t he Actiontec 1 520. Qw est recommends s etting[...]

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    Actiontec 1520 Administrative Password Configuration Setting the Administrative Password STEP 1 Open y our web brow ser (Inter net Expl orer® or Netsca pe® for ex ample).[...]

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    Actiontec 1520 Administrative Password Configuration STEP 2 Type the followi ng URL in the a ddress bar. http://192.168.0.1 The following page will appear. NOTE: If the Ac tiontec Mai n Menu pag e does no t appear as s hown abov e, please ens ure the E thernet c able is c onnected corr ectly.[...]

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    Actiontec 1520 Administrative Password Configuration STEP 3 Click on Set up/Config uration from the Main Menu.[...]

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    Actiontec 1520 Administrative Password Configuration STEP 4 Click on CHANGE A DMIN P ASS W ORD in the left co lumn.[...]

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    Actiontec 1520 Administrative Password Configuration STEP 5 Enter an admin passw ord in th e fields bel ow. Then, s elect SAVE AND RESTART. NOTE: Please w rite down y our password in a sec ure location. You w ill need the password to acc ess the Ac tiontec w eb interface i n the futur e. The pr edefined user nam e to use when loggi ng in is “admi[...]

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    Actiontec 1520 Administrative Password Configuration STEP 6 Click SAVE AND RESTART to s ave the cha nges and rest art the rou ter. Congratul ations, you hav e com pleted setting an admi nistrator p assword i n your modem. S etting an a dministr ator passw ord in your modem is one step i n securing y our internet connection. Once the Pow er LED stop[...]