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Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream WiFi 6 Mesh Extender Recover a forgotten user name or password If you changed the password that you use to access the extender and you set up password recovery, you can recover your password if you lose it. To recover your password that you use to access the extender: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your extender network. 2. Log in to your extender: • If you did not enable the One WiFi Name feature, enter www.mywifiext.net in the address field of the browser. • If you enabled the One WiFi Name feature, enter one of the following URLs: - Windows-based computers. http://mywifiext/ or http://mywifiext.local/ - Mac computers, iOS devices, and Linux devices. http://mywifiext.local/ - Android devices. http://

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Recover a forgotten user name or password
If you changed the password that you use to access the extender and you set up
password recovery, you can recover your password if you lose it.
To recover your password that you use to access the extender:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your
extender network.
2.
Log in to your extender:
•
If you did not enable the One WiFi Name feature, enter
www.mywifiext.net
in
the address field of the browser.
•
If you enabled the One WiFi Name feature, enter one of the following URLs:
-
Windows-based computers
. http://mywifiext/
or http://mywifiext.local/
-
Mac computers, iOS devices, and Linux devices
. http://mywifiext.local/
-
Android devices
. http://
<extender’s IP address>
/ (for example,
For more information about how to find your extender’s IP address, see Find
the
Extender’s
IP
address
on page 69.
A login page displays.
3.
Click the
Username & Password Help
link.
A page displays requesting the answers to your security questions.
If you forgot the answers to your security questions, restore the extender’s factory
settings and set up your login credentials again. See Return
the
extender
to
its
factory
default
settings
on page 48.
4.
Enter the saved answers to your security questions.
5.
Click the
NEXT
button.
Your admin user name address and password are displayed.
6.
Click the
BACK
button.
A login page displays.
7.
Log in to the extender.
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Maintain and monitor the
extender
Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream WiFi 6 Mesh Extender