Homeplug Password

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For those of you with Homeplugs, did you put a password on your homeplug and why?

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Yes, goes along with the encryption. I live in an apartment block so don't want unencrypted data leaking to my neighbours .

[pp05]

Yes, goes along with the encryption. I live in an apartment block so don't want unencrypted data leaking to my neighbours .

Thanks for that.

One final thing - did you make up a password or was their one on the box/plug somewhere.

[Bugbait]

Thanks for that.

One final thing - did you make up a password or was their one on the box/plug somewhere.

The Zyxel Homeplugs come with a default password, something really advanced like "password" so I obviously changed it . If you can, disable the remote features for added security. The remote features (on Zyxel's atleast) require a unique access code for each plug anyway (located on plug and/or manual).

[pp05]

The Zyxel Homeplugs come with a default password, something really advanced like "password" so I obviously changed it . If you can, disable the remote features for added security. The remote features (on Zyxel's atleast) require a unique access code for each plug anyway (located on plug and/or manual).

The one I have are from Advent. Can't see 'remote' in the management utility.

I have put a password on plug on the second pc. But not the one connected to router.

[Bugbait]

The encryption should require matching passwords for the same loop, otherwise you're merely putting a password on the admin/config features of the plug.