Sometimes I ask meself if engineers do know people will use their gadgets or products, cause even tho it's good to put some protection avoiding some noob configuration cataclysm, it's almost retarded to put a password field that NO ONE will know… and when I say not a single person I really mean it (appart from some kind of IT god somewhere).
Arris modems, so many TELECOM companies using, selling, branding them.
In my experience they SUCK… lack of configuration, lack of range, lack of interface, but hey! some have an emergency battery in case there's a blackout… mhm…
Anyway, following my "I want to know everything bout it" mood, I kept on googling and researching bout how access some kind of "Advanced" configuration mode, til I found that the modem itself has a designated IP for it:
Oh, but wait! surprise surprise, it is not actually an "advanced" UI, just an extra set of log readers… and a mystical, ethereal button with the "Advanced" word in it… what? yet another link to finally enter the so wanted
Breath, relax… remember, this is what real geeks think UX is (if you don't forget that the few users they know are mostly Darth Vader, Moss and their boss).
Being a bit hard with them but they've earned it, I mean… REALLY? hidden steps to finally get a login page where, oh right! you need to input a password hells know where you could get… I'm still laughing...
So no more words, nor wind or thunder can avoid reality (like SOPA!) dear lads, I bring you the master key, the golden entrance to the Advanced heaven… even though sadly has half the stuff you will expect to find. /sadface
Click and use it… if you want to waste a bit of your free time: http://borfast.github.com/arrispwgen/
So I said "whats the point?" and they laughed.
