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Not prompted for Admin Password when accessing 192.168.1.254

Decentral-Eyes — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 11:02:21 GMT

I'm extremely concerned that when I access my BT Smart Hub Manager in my browser with 192.168.1.254 it takes me straight to all the settings and is not first prompting me to enter my admin password !

I am able to go to the setting where you change the password, but I don't want to change it !

Re: Not prompted for Admin Password when accessing 192.168.1.254

gg30340 — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 11:06:01 GMT

It only takes you to the first page which is view only. If you want to change any settings or go into the advance settings etc you will have to enter a password.

Re: Not prompted for Admin Password when accessing 192.168.1.254

Decentral-Eyes — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 11:08:35 GMT

Brilliant - Many Thanks
However this is not that intuitive from a UI perspective !
I would expect a login screen as soon as the initial page is loaded !

Re: Not prompted for Admin Password when accessing 192.168.1.254

Crimliar — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 12:54:28 GMT

I think the philosophy behind the UI is to present the router as an "internet device" or control panel rather than a conventional menu list design - the latter being dated if you compare it to common modern web page design. Having the password needed when you only want to change a setting makes it easier to view the status of the router.

Personally I'm agnostic on the menu design - I've seen worse, but it could be better!