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Security of Arcor EasyBox-A300 after reset


Change the Arcor EasyBox-A300 Default Password

After resetting the Arcor EasyBox-A300 router, the device receives a predefined
password from the manufacturer known to everyone and written on the device�s box.
Hackers know this and always try to access your network with these predefined
passwords. All Security Professionals recommend you to change the default password
immediately after resetting the Arcor EasyBox-A300 router.
Change Arcor EasyBox-A300 Default IP Address

After resetting the Arcor EasyBox-A300, the router receives the first possible
address (192.168.0.1), change it to 192.168.0.99 or something similar that you can
easily remember, if possible. You can change the IP addresses that are used to a
group reserved for private networks. This will protect your Arcor EasyBox-A300
router from malicious actions (cross-site request forgery CSRF) that most often
attack through the user's browser and try to get to the router by using IP addresse
set as default.
Change Arcor EasyBox-A300 SSID (Wifi name)

After resetting Arcor, the router receives the SSID (Wifi name) by default. These
predefined names from the manufacturer are known and limited in number, enabling
scanning for them to be quickly and easily detect the network and its parameters
when match. You must change the network name immediately after resetting the
device, also the regular replacement makes it difficult to identify the network and
protects from a subsequent attack.

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