Netgear WNDAP360 WNDAP360 Reference Manual - Page 68

Change the Administrator Password, Apply, password, Maintenance > Password > Change Password

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ProSafe Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP360 2. Select the Yes radio button. (By default, the No radio button is selected.) 3. Click Apply to reboot the wireless access point. The reboot process typically takes about 1 minute. When the Test LED turns off, wait a few more seconds before doing anything with the wireless access point. Change the Administrator Password The default password is password. You should change this password to a more secure password. You cannot change the administrator login name (admin). The ideal password should contain no dictionary words from any language, and should be a mixture of letters (both uppercase and lowercase), numbers, and symbols. Your password can be up to 30 characters.  To change the administrator password: 1. Select Maintenance > Password > Change Password. The Change Password screen displays: Figure 40. 2. Take one of the following actions: • Enter a new password twice: once in the New Password field and again in the Repeat New Password field. • Next to Restore Default Password, select the Yes radio button to restore the default password. By default, the No radio button is selected. 3. Click Apply to save your settings. If you have restored the default password, the login password will be password. If you have configured a new password, write it down in a secure place. Management 68

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ProSafe Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP360
2.
Select the
Yes
radio button. (By default, the No radio button is selected.)
3.
Click
Apply
to reboot the wireless access point.
The reboot process typically takes about 1 minute. When the Test LED turns off, wait a
few more seconds before doing anything with the wireless access point.
Change the Administrator Password
The default password is
password
. You should change this password to a more secure
password. You cannot change the administrator login name (admin).
The ideal password should contain no dictionary words from any language, and should be a
mixture of letters (both uppercase and lowercase), numbers, and symbols. Your password
can be up to 30 characters.
To change the administrator password:
1.
Select
Maintenance > Password > Change Password
. The Change Password screen
displays:
Figure 40.
2.
Take one of the following actions:
Enter a new password twice: once in the New Password field and again in the Repeat
New Password field.
Next to Restore Default Password, select the
Yes
radio button to restore the default
password. By default, the No radio button is selected.
3.
Click
Apply
to save your settings.
If you have restored the default password, the login password will be
password
. If you
have configured a new password, write it down in a secure place.