Settings protection

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Overview

You can protect Host settings with a password to prevent them from unauthorized modification by the remote user.

Enabling settings protection

  1. Right-click the Host icon in the system tray and select Settings for Host: Settings for Host menu item
  2. Click Settings for Host and select Settings protection from the menu: Settings protection menu item
  3. In the Settings protection dialog enable the Password protect settings checkbox: Settings protection dialog
  4. Enter and confirm a new password, then click OK. Password setup dialog
  5. [Optional] You can protect Internet ID settings and callback settings by selecting the respective check boxes.
  6. Click Close to close the settings protection dialog.

How protection works

With the Host settings protection enabled, whenever you try to access the settings, the program will prompt you for a password. To unlock the settings, enter the correct password and click OK:

Password prompt window