User Account
User Account Overview
In the User Account screen, you can view the settings of the admin that you use to log into the Zyxel Device to manage it.
The total number of accounts you can create for each group type:
Administrator Account
4
User Account
4
*An admin or user account cannot belong to more than one group.
The privileges of administrator and user accounts differ. Some features are available only to the administrator accounts but are not accessible to user accounts.
Below is an example of the account privilege.
Account Privilege Comparison Table - Example 
 
administrator
user
Wizard
Quick Start
YES
NO
Configuration
Connection Status
YES
YES
Network
Broadband
YES
NO
Wireless
YES
NO
Home Networking
YES
NO
Routing
YES
NO
QoS
YES
NO
NAT
YES
NO
DNS
YES
NO
IGMP/MLD
YES
NO
Interface Grouping
YES
NO
USB Service
YES
NO
Security
Firewall
YES
NO
Mac Filter
YES
NO
Home Security
YES
NO
Parental Control
YES
NO
Scheduler Rule
YES
NO
Certificates
YES
NO
VoIP
Phone
YES
NO
Call Rule
YES
NO
Call History
YES
NO
System Monitor
Log
YES
YES
Traffic Status
YES
YES
VoIP Status
YES
NO
ARP Table
YES
YES
Routing Table
YES
YES
xDSL Statistics
YES
YES
Multicast Status
YES
YES
WLAN Station Status
YES
YES
Maintenance
System
YES
NO
User Account
YES
YES
Remote Management
YES
YES
Time
YES
YES
Email Notification
YES
YES
Log Setting
YES
YES
Firmware Upgrade
YES
YES
Backup/Restore
YES
YES
Reboot
YES
YES
Diagnostic
YES
YES
User Account
Click Maintenance > User Account to open the following screen. Use this screen to create and manage user accounts and their privileges on the Zyxel Device.
Maintenance > User Account
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Maintenance > User Account 
Label
Description
Add New Account
Click this button to add a new user account. You can create up to four accounts in total for the admin and user groups. An admin or user account cannot belong to more than one group.
#
This is the index number.
Active
This indicates whether the user account is active or not.
The checkbox is selected when the user account is enabled. It is cleared when it is disabled.
User Name
This displays the name of the account used to log into the Zyxel Device Web Configurator.
Retry Times
This displays the number of times consecutive wrong passwords can be entered for this account. 0 means there is no limit.
Idle Timeout
This displays the length of inactive time before the Zyxel Device will automatically log the user out of the Web Configurator.
Lock Period
This field displays the length of time a user must wait before attempting to log in again after a number of consecutive wrong passwords have been entered as defined in Retry Times.
Group
This field displays this user has Administrator privileges.
Remote Privilege
This field displays whether this user can access the Zyxel Device with HTTP, Telnet or SSH through the WAN, LAN or LAN/WAN.
Modify
Click the Edit icon to configure the entry.
Click the Delete icon to remove the entry.
Cancel
Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings.
Apply
Click Apply to save your changes.
User Account Add or Edit
Add or change the name of the user account, set the security password and the retry times, and whether this user will have Administrator or User privileges. Click Add New Account or the Edit icon of an existing account in the Maintenance > User Account to open the following screen.
Maintenance > User Account: Add
Maintenance > User Account: Edit
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Maintenance > User Account > User Account Add/Edit 
Label
Description
Active
Click to enable (switch turns blue) or disable (switch turns gray) to activate or deactivate the user account.
User Name
Enter a name for this account. You can use up to 31 printable characters except [ " ], [ ` ], [ ' ], [ < ], [ > ], [ ^ ], [ $ ], [ | ], [ & ], or [ ; ]. Spaces are allowed.
Password
Enter your new system password. The password must contain at least one numeric and one alphabetic character. You can use 6 – 64 alphanumeric (0-9, a-z, A-Z) and special characters except [ " ], [ ` ], [ ' ], [ < ], [ > ], [ ^ ], [ $ ], [ | ], [ & ], or [ ; ]. Spaces are allowed.
Note that as you type a password, the screen displays a (*) for each character you type. After you change the password, use the new password to access the Zyxel Device.
If you are changing your existing password, you have to first enter your Old Password then enter your New Password.
Verify Password
Enter the new password again for confirmation.
Retry Times
Enter the number of times consecutive wrong passwords can be entered for this account. 0 means there is no limit.
Idle Timeout
Enter the length of inactive time before the Zyxel Device will automatically log the user out of the Web Configurator.
Lock Period
Enter the length of time a user must wait before attempting to log in again after a number of consecutive wrong passwords have been entered as defined in Retry Times.
Group
Specify whether this user will have Administrator or User privileges. An Administrator account can access all Web Configurator menus. A User account can only access System Monitor and Maintenance menus.
The maximum account number of Administrator and User are both four. The total number of the users allowed to log in the Zyxel Device at the same time is eight.
An Administrator account can configure the following menus:
Wizard
 
Network Setting
Broadband, Wireless, Home Networking, Routing, QoS, NAT, DNS, IGMP/MLD, Vlan Group, Interface Grouping, USB Service
Security
Firewall, MAC Filter, Home Security, Parental Control, Scheduler Rule, Certificates
VoIP
SIP, Phone, Call Rule, Call History
System Monitor
Log, Traffic Status, VoIP Status, ARP Table, Routing Table, Multicast Status, WLAN Station Status, Cellular Statistics, Optical Signal Status
Maintenance
System, User Account, Remote Management, Time, Email Notification, Log Setting, Firmware Upgrade, Backup/Restore, Reboot, Diagnostic
A User account can configure the following menus:
System Monitor
Log, Traffic Status, VoIP Status, ARP Table, Routing Table, Multicast Status, WLAN Station Status, Cellular Statistics, Optical Signal Status
Maintenance
User Account, Remote Management, Time, Email Notification, Log Setting, Firmware Upgrade, Backup/Restore, Reboot, Diagnostic
Remote Privilege
Select whether this user can access the Zyxel Device with HTTP, Telnet or SSH through the WAN, LAN or LAN/WAN. Only the Administrator is allowed to use Telnet and SSH for remote management.
Cancel
Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings.
OK
Click OK to save your changes.