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Wireless-N 150 Router WNR1000v2 User Manual To change the administrator password: 1. On the main menu, under Maintenance, select Set Password to display the Set Password screen. Figure 2-13 2. To change the password, first enter the old password, then enter the new password twice. 3. Click Apply. Backing Up Your Configuration The configuration settings of the WNR1000v2 router are stored within the router in a configuration file. You can back up (save) this file and retrieve it later. NETGEAR recommends that you save your configuration file after you complete the configuration. If the router fails or becomes corrupted, or an administrator password is lost, you can easily re-create your configuration by restoring the configuration file. For instructions on saving and restoring your configuration file, see "Managing the Configuration File" on page 6-7. Tip: Before saving your configuration file, change the administrator password to the default, password. Then change it again after you have saved the configuration file. If you save the file with a new password, and then you later forget the new password, you will have to reset the router back to the factory defaults and log in using the default password of password. This means you will have to re-enter all the router configuration settings. Safeguarding Your Network v1.0, September 2009 2-21

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Wireless-N 150 Router WNR1000v2 User Manual
Safeguarding Your Network
2-21
v1.0, September 2009
To change the administrator password:
1.
On the main menu, under Maintenance, select
Set Password
to display the Set Password
screen.
2.
To change the password, first enter the old password, then enter the new password twice.
3.
Click
Apply
.
Backing Up Your Configuration
The configuration settings of the WNR1000v2 router are stored within the router in a
configuration file. You can back up (save) this file and retrieve it later. NETGEAR recommends
that you save your configuration file after you complete the configuration. If the router fails or
becomes corrupted, or an administrator password is lost, you can easily re-create your
configuration by restoring the configuration file.
For instructions on saving and restoring your configuration file, see
“Managing the Configuration
File” on page 6-7
.
Figure 2-13
Tip:
Before saving your configuration file, change the administrator password to the
default,
password
. Then change it again after you have saved the configuration file.
If you save the file with a new password, and then you later forget the new
password, you will have to reset the router back to the factory defaults and log in
using the default password of
password
. This means you will have to re-enter all the
router configuration settings.