Netgear D7000 Installation Guide - Page 13

Recover a Forgotten admin Password - default password

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3. Enter admin for the user name and password for the password. The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password. The Set Password screen displays. 5. Type your old password and type the new password twice. 6. To be able to recover the password, select the Enable Password Recovery check box. NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery. 7. Select two security questions and provide answers to them. 8. Click the Apply button. Your changes are saved. Recover a Forgotten admin Password The default password for the admin user name is password. If you changed the password and enabled the password recovery feature, you can retrieve this password. ¾¾ To retrieve a forgotten admin password: 1. Launch a web browser. 2. Enter www.routerlogin.net in the address field of the browser. A login screen displays. 3. Click the Cancel button. If password recovery is enabled, you are prompted to enter the serial number of the modem router. The serial number is on the product label. 4. Enter the serial number of the modem router. The serial number is on the product label. 11

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3. Enter
admin
for the user name and
password
for the
password.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4. Select
ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password
.
The Set Password screen displays.
5.
Type your old password and type the new password twice.
6.
To be able to recover the password, select the
Enable
Password Recovery
check box.
NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery.
7.
Select two security questions and provide answers to them.
8. Click the
Apply
button.
Your changes are saved.
Recover a Forgotten admin Password
The default password for the admin user name is password. If you
changed the password and enabled the password recovery feature,
you can retrieve this password.
¾
To retrieve a forgotten admin password:
1.
Launch a web browser.
2. Enter
www.routerlogin.net
in the address field of the
browser.
A login screen displays.
3. Click the
Cancel
button.
If password recovery is enabled, you are prompted to enter the
serial number of the modem router. The serial number is on the
product label.
4.
Enter the serial number of the modem router.
The serial number is on the product label.