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N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 • Parental Controls. Download and set up parental controls to prevent objectionable content from reaching your computers. • Guest Network. Set up a guest network to allow visitors to use your router's Internet connection. ADVANCED tab. Set up the router for unique situations such as when remote access by IP address or by domain name from the Internet is needed. For more information, see Chapter 7, Advanced Settings. Using this tab requires a solid understanding of networking concepts. Help & Support. Visit the NETGEAR support site to get information, help, and product documentation. These links work after you have an Internet connection. Change the Password The default password that you use to log in to the router is admin. NETGEAR recommends that you change this default password to a secure password. Changing the default password is not the same as changing the password for wireless access. The label on your router shows your unique wireless network name (SSID) and the passphrase (also referred to as the wireless network password or network key) for wireless access (see Label on page 12).  To change the default password that you use to log in to the router: 1. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password. A screen similar to the following displays: 2. Type the old password and type the new password twice in the fields on this screen. 3. If you want to be able to recover the password, select the Enable Password Recovery check box. Get Started with NETGEAR genie 22

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Get Started with NETGEAR genie
22
N450 Wireless Router WNR2500
•
Parental Controls
. Download and set up parental controls to prevent objectionable
content from reaching your computers.
•
Guest Network
. Set up a guest network to allow visitors to use your router’s Internet
connection.
ADVANCED tab
. Set up the router for unique situations such as when remote access by IP
address or by domain name from the Internet is needed. For more information, see
Chapter 7, Advanced Settings
. Using this tab requires a solid understanding of networking
concepts.
Help & Support
. Visit the NETGEAR support site to get information, help, and product
documentation. These links work after you have an Internet connection.
Change the Password
The default password that you use to log in to the router is admin. NETGEAR recommends
that you change this default password to a secure password.
Changing the default password is not the same as changing the password for wireless
access. The label on your router shows your unique wireless network name (SSID) and the
passphrase (also referred to as the wireless network password or network key) for wireless
access (see
Label
on page
12).
To change the default password that you use to log in to the router:
1.
Select
ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password
.
A screen similar to the following displays:
2.
Type the old password and type the new password twice in the fields on this screen.
3.
If you want to be able to recover the password, select the
Enable Password Recovery
check box.