I assumed it was, and the documentation somewhere said to do it, but I didn't find anywhere else in the process to enter the "Secret Word". Still, I followed the directions.
Later I got to wondering, so I deleted the secret word and set "Enable...remote backup" to "No", ran a test backup with Akeeba Remote Control, and it still seemed to work fine - ran a full backup and downloaded the file.
Am I missing something here, or are those settings just unnecessary?
Currently using Akeeba Backup Pro 3.1.5