Netgear WAC124 User Manual For Firmware version less than 1.0.4.2 - Page 33
Set up password recovery for the local login admin user name
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AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124 4. Enter your registered email address and password and click the LOG IN button. The BASIC Home page displays. 5. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password. The Set Password page displays. 6. Enter the old password. 7. Enter the new password twice. For information about password recovery, see Set up password recovery for the local login admin user name on page 33. 8. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved. Set up password recovery for the local login admin user name If you change the password for the user name admin, we recommend that you enable password recovery. This is the password that you use to log in locally to the access point/router with the user name admin if the access point/router is not connected to the Internet. 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 for the local login admin user name: 1. Open a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the access point/router network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net in the address field. If you are not connected to the access point/router network but to the same network as the access point/router, enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point/router. If you do not know the IP address, see Find the IP address of the access point/router on page 29. The Sign-In page displays. You are prompted to sign in with your NETGEAR account. If the access point/router is not connected to the Internet, you are prompted to sign in with the local login credentials (see Log in to the access point/router when it is not connected to the Internet on page 28). 3. Click the Login button. The NETGEAR Account Login page displays. Install and Access the Access 33 Point/Router in Your Network User Manual