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Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi Cable Modem Router Change the admin Password You can change the default password that is used to log in to the modem router with the user name admin. This password is not the one that you use for WiFi access. The label on your modem router shows your unique wireless network name (SSID) and password for wireless access.  To set the password for the user name admin: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the modem router network. 2. Enter http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.0.1. A login window opens. 3. Enter the modem router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password. The Set Password page displays. 5. Type the old password, and type the new password twice. 6. Click the Apply button. Your changes take effect. Set Up Password Recovery We recommend that you enable password recovery if you change the password for the router user name admin. Then you can recover the password if it is forgotten.This recovery process is supported in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome browsers but not in the Safari browser.  To set up password recovery: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the modem router network. 2. Enter http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.0.1. A login window opens. 3. Enter the user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. Manage Your Network 79

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Manage Your Network
79
Nighthawk AC1900
WiFi
Cable
Modem
Router
Change the admin Password
You can change the default password that is used to log in to the modem router with the user
name admin. This password is not the one that you use for WiFi access. The label on your
modem router shows your unique wireless network name (SSID) and password for wireless
access.
To set the password for the user name admin:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the
modem router network.
2.
Enter
http://routerlogin.net
or
.
A login window opens.
3.
Enter the modem router user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4.
Select
ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password
.
The Set Password page displays.
5.
Type the old password, and type the new password twice.
6.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your changes take effect.
Set Up Password Recovery
We recommend that you enable password recovery if you change the password for the
router user name admin. Then you can recover the password if it is forgotten.This
recovery process is supported in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome browsers but not
in the Safari browser.
To set up password recovery:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the
modem router network.
2.
Enter
http://routerlogin.net
or
.
A login window opens.
3.
Enter the user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.