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Turn Password Protection Off and On, Recover a Forgotten User Name or Password

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N300 WiF Range Extender Turn Password Protection Off and On We recommend that you leave password protection on to help keep your network secure. You can turn password protection off and on.  To turn password protection off or on: 1. On a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the extender network, launch a web browser. 2. In the address field of your browser, enter www.mywifiext.net. 3. When prompted, enter your email address and password. 4. If your browser displays the Menu icon , click it. The extender menu displays. 5. Select Settings > Password Settings. The Password Settings page displays. 6. Select the Password Off or Password On radio button. 7. Click the SAVE button. Your settings are saved. Recover a Forgotten User Name or Password If you changed the password to access the extender and set up password recovery, you can recover your password if you lose it.  To recover your password to access the extender: 1. On a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the extender network, launch a web browser. 2. In the address field of your browser, enter www.mywifiext.net. You are prompted to enter a user name and password. 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 34 and Chapter 2, Get Started. 4. Enter the saved answers to your security questions. 5. Click the NEXT button. Your email and password are displayed. 6. Click the BACK button. Maintain and Monitor the Extender 31

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Maintain and Monitor the Extender
31
N300
WiF
Range
Extender
Turn Password Protection Off and On
We recommend that you leave password protection on to help keep your network secure.
You can turn password protection off and on.
To turn password protection off or on:
1.
On a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the extender network, launch a web
browser.
2.
In the address field of your browser, enter
www.mywifiext.net
.
3.
When prompted, enter your email address and password.
4.
If your browser displays the
Menu
icon
, click it.
The extender menu displays.
5.
Select
Settings > Password Settings
.
The Password Settings page displays.
6.
Select the
Password Off
or
Password On
radio button.
7.
Click the
SAVE
button.
Your settings are saved.
Recover a Forgotten User Name or Password
If you changed the password to access the extender and set up password recovery, you can
recover your password if you lose it.
To recover your password to access the extender:
1.
On a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the extender network, launch a web
browser.
2.
In the address field of your browser, enter
www.mywifiext.net
.
You are prompted to enter a user name and password.
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
34 and
Chapter 2, Get Started
.
4.
Enter the saved answers to your security questions.
5.
Click the
NEXT
button.
Your email and password are displayed.
6.
Click the
BACK
button.