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--- admin_access [2023/06/23 21:17] – old revision restored (2023/06/23 19:14) hogwild
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 The Web Admin section has settings to control who can access FreshTomato's web interface, how, and from where. It also allows you to choose which menus stay nested or shown. Finally, it also has settings for the web interface's color scheme.
-**Local Access:  **This let you choose which web protocol(s) are allowed to communicate with the web interface via the LAN. \\ Port and Wireless access options will appear, depending on which selection you choose.
+**Local Access:  **This let you choose which web protocol(s) are allowed to communicate with the web interface via the LAN. \\ Port and Wireless access options will appear, depending on the selections you choose.
   * Disabled - Choosing this disables all LAN access to FreshTomato's web interface via web protocols.
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 **Theme UI:**  This lets you choose the color scheme (theme) used for the web interface pages. (Default: Default).
-**Open Menus:**  Checking a menu name here will show all its submenus as open. Any unchecked menu will display its submenus as nested.
+**Open Menus:**  Checking a menu name here will show all its submenus as open. Unchecked menu will display their submenus as nested.
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 (Terminal EmuLation over the NEtwork) is a protocol which allows LAN and remote connections via a command-line interface. Unlike SSH, Telnet is not a secure protocol.
-**Enable at Startup:** Checking this enables the Telnet Daemon, allowing connections to FreshTomato via Telnet.
+**Enable at Startup:**  Checking this enables the Telnet Daemon, allowing connections to FreshTomato via Telnet.
-**Port:** Here, you can enter the port number on which Telnet connections will be made to the router. (Default: 23).
+**Port:**  Here, you can enter the port number on which Telnet connections will be made to the router. (Default: 23).
-**Stop Now / Start Now. **Clicking this button immediately stops the Telnet Daemon. The Telnet daemon will restart at the next reboot (if Enable at Startup is checked). When the Telnet Daemon has stopped, this button will change to read "Start Now". Clicking Start Now immediately starts the Telnet Daemon. When Telnet is finished starting, the text on this button will change back to "Stop Now".
+**Stop Now / Start Now:  **Clicking this button immediately stops the Telnet Daemon. The daemon will restart at the next reboot (if Enable at Startup is checked). When the Daemon has stopped, this button will display as "Start Now". Clicking Start Now immediately starts the Daemon. When Telnet is finished starting, the text on this button will change back to "Stop Now".
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 ===== Admin Restrictions =====
-**Allowed Remote IP Address:** Here, you can specify the IP addresses or DNS names of hosts you want to allow to connect to the Tomato router's web aministration interface. Addresses can be individual, separated with commas, or a range separated by a dash, such as 1.1.1.1-2.2.2.2 . This setting applies to local and remote administration via HTTP, HTTPS, SSH (if enabled) and Telnet (if enabled).
+**Allowed Remote IP Address:**  Here, enter the IP addresses/DNS names of hosts you want to allow to connect to the router's web interface. Addresses can be individual, comma-separated or a range separated by a dash (1.1.1.1-2.2.2.2). This applies to local and remote administration via HTTP(S), SSH and Telnet.
-**Limit Connection Attempts: **Here, you can specify whether you want SSH or Telnet connection attempts to be limited to a certain number of attempts (n) at a certain frequency (f). (Default: 3 connection attempts allowed every 60 seconds).
+**Limit Connection Attempts:  **Here, specify whether SSH or Telnet connection attempts will be limited to a certain number of attempts (n) at a certain frequency (f). (Default: 3 connection attempts allowed every 60 seconds).
-Checking SSH limits the number of SSH connection attempts to number n at frequency f (in seconds). Checking Telnet limits the number of Telnet connection attempts to number n at frequency s (in seconds).
+Checking SSH limits the number of SSH connection attempts to number "n" at frequency "f". Checking Telnet limits the number of Telnet connection attempts similarly.
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 ===== Username/Password =====
-The Username/Password section is used to set FreshTomato's main logon Username and Password. You are strongly urged to change these from the default settings to keep the router and network secure.
+Here, you can set FreshTomato's main logon Username and Password. You are strongly urged to change these from the default to keep the network secure.
-**Username:** Here, enter the FreshTomato logon Username you wish to set. Leaving this field empty sets the username as "root". (Default: "root").
+**Username:**  Here, enter the FreshTomato logon Username to set. Leaving this field empty sets the username as the default, of: "root".
-**Password:** Here, enter the FreshTomato logon password you wish to set. (Default: "admin").
+**Password:**  Here, enter the FreshTomato logon password to set. (Default: "admin").
-**Re-enter to confirm:** In this field, enter the password again to confirm it is correct. The password will be changed only when the text entered in this field and in the Password field match exactly.
+**Re-enter to confirm:**  In this field, enter the password again to confirm it's correct. It will be changed only when the text entered here and in the Password field match exactly.
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