Humax BGW320-500 change access code permanently

See image at end of post for how to change password,

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I agree, however, the more important point is you (and any other adults in house) have to have a joint discussion with your son.

You need to discuss trust, following rules, why  small stuff in life should not get us upset, and in general hope he will accept these rules.

Sorry if you think this is  off topic...

PS: worst case, install a key-logger on his pc. 

explain to him  phones and computer are a privilege, AND not a right.

2nd worst case: move his devices into a common room, and disable his bios with a password that only you can unlock WHILE you are in the room, and looking at his screen..

Been there, gone through those battles, and have the deep wound scars to prove it...

And yeah, smart home manager is pretty useless.  I just use the hard-coded web address (usually 192.168.1.254??) (mine was changed...)

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Normally physical access to any device allows some sort of bypass, and the Gateway is no exception.  These features are only a parental assist to remind children of the rules.  If they are determined to find a way around them, there will likely be some way.  

I already used the webpage to change the access code. However it's not permanent as you can still use the original router access code to login using the forget user code option.

This is the actual problem I am reporting.

In my opinion it's an unacceptable security breach that should be addressed by AT&T and the router vendor?

Otherwise as I said the home manager is useless.

Most kids probably won't think to look on the back, hence why they still do it this way. If you've let your son know that it has been changed they know you are aware if their actions. If they continue to do it, then that's another issue that AT&T or any other company cannot help with. Could they go about it a different way and add software warnings? Sure they can, but it's also the parents responsibility. 

yes, sanman202 that's why I said the following:

previous message here:

I agree, however, the more important point is you (and any other adults in house) have to have a joint discussion with your son.

You need to discuss trust, following rules, why  small stuff in life should not get us upset, and in general hope he will accept these rules.

Sorry if you think this is  off topic...

PS: worst case, install a key-logger on his pc. 

explain to him  phones and computer are a privilege, AND not a right.

2nd worst case: move his devices into a common room, and disable his bios with a password that only you can unlock WHILE you are in the room, and looking at his screen..

Been there, gone through those battles, and have the deep wound scars to prove it...

Sorry I do believe the responses and the recommendations are off topic.

The router must enforce security and avoid ways to be hacked.

What's ATT and the vendor's answer for my query and the vulnerability?

Thanks

As JefferMC • 

said 2 hours ago

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Normally physical access to any device allows some sort of bypass, and the Gateway is no exception.  These features are only a parental assist to remind children of the rules.  If they are determined to find a way around them, there will likely be some way.  

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and as I said above, "having been through this exact issue years ago, the ONLY thing that solved it was COMMUNICATING with said child."

I'm sorry you're staring at the picture from a different angle than I am.

(and yes, it did involved finally moving the devices from their room to total supervision, with BIOS passwords and having to unlock it.)

They did eventually learn the rules and we had success.

and btw, even off the shelf routers allow a firmware reset to remove all passwords, so above comment (not by me) is still valid!

end of my comments on this topic. You're welcome.