diff --git a/src/WebApi_network.cpp b/src/WebApi_network.cpp
index 27760f9..4c3cf2b 100644
--- a/src/WebApi_network.cpp
+++ b/src/WebApi_network.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "AsyncJson.h"
 #include "Configuration.h"
 #include "NetworkSettings.h"
+#include "WebApi.h"
 #include "helper.h"
 
 void WebApiNetworkClass::init(AsyncWebServer* server)
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ void WebApiNetworkClass::onNetworkStatus(AsyncWebServerRequest* request)
 
 void WebApiNetworkClass::onNetworkAdminGet(AsyncWebServerRequest* request)
 {
+    if (!WebApi.checkCredentials(request)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     AsyncJsonResponse* response = new AsyncJsonResponse();
     JsonObject root = response->getRoot();
     const CONFIG_T& config = Configuration.get();
@@ -72,6 +77,10 @@ void WebApiNetworkClass::onNetworkAdminGet(AsyncWebServerRequest* request)
 
 void WebApiNetworkClass::onNetworkAdminPost(AsyncWebServerRequest* request)
 {
+    if (!WebApi.checkCredentials(request)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     AsyncJsonResponse* response = new AsyncJsonResponse();
     JsonObject retMsg = response->getRoot();
     retMsg[F("type")] = F("warning");
diff --git a/webapp/src/router/index.ts b/webapp/src/router/index.ts
index 6f0b997..f4d6c7b 100644
--- a/webapp/src/router/index.ts
+++ b/webapp/src/router/index.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ const router = createRouter({
 router.beforeEach((to, from, next) => {
     // redirect to login page if not logged in and trying to access a restricted page
     const publicPages = ['/', '/login', '/about', '/info/network', '/info/system', '/info/ntp', '/info/mqtt',
-        '/settings/network', '/settings/ntp', '/settings/mqtt', '/settings/inverter', '/firmware/upgrade', '/settings/config', ];
+        '/settings/ntp', '/settings/mqtt', '/settings/inverter', '/firmware/upgrade', '/settings/config', ];
     const authRequired = !publicPages.includes(to.path);
     const loggedIn = localStorage.getItem('user');
 
diff --git a/webapp/src/views/NetworkAdminView.vue b/webapp/src/views/NetworkAdminView.vue
index a9c0b53..ea617fd 100644
--- a/webapp/src/views/NetworkAdminView.vue
+++ b/webapp/src/views/NetworkAdminView.vue
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
 import { defineComponent } from 'vue';
 import BasePage from '@/components/BasePage.vue';
 import BootstrapAlert from "@/components/BootstrapAlert.vue";
+import { handleResponse, authHeader } from '@/utils/authentication';
 import type { NetworkConfig } from "@/types/NetworkkConfig";
 
 export default defineComponent({
@@ -126,8 +127,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
     methods: {
         getNetworkConfig() {
             this.dataLoading = true;
-            fetch("/api/network/config")
-                .then((response) => response.json())
+            fetch("/api/network/config", { headers: authHeader() })
+                .then(handleResponse)
                 .then((data) => {
                     this.networkConfigList = data;
                     this.dataLoading = false;
@@ -141,15 +142,10 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
             fetch("/api/network/config", {
                 method: "POST",
+                headers: authHeader(),
                 body: formData,
             })
-                .then(function (response) {
-                    if (response.status != 200) {
-                        throw response.status;
-                    } else {
-                        return response.json();
-                    }
-                })
+                .then(handleResponse)
                 .then(
                     (response) => {
                         this.alertMessage = response.message;