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Password Recovery, Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network

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N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 For more information, see the following section. 4. Click the Apply button. Password Recovery NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery if you change the password for the router's user name of admin. Then you have an easy way to recover the password when 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: 1. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password. The Set Password screen displays. 2. Select the Enable Password Recovery check box. 3. Select two security questions and provide answers to them. 4. Click the Apply button.  To recover your password: 1. In the address field of your browser, type www.routerlogin.net. A login screen displays. 2. Click the Cancel button. If password recovery is enabled, you are prompted to enter the serial number of the router. The serial number is on the product label. 3. Enter the serial number of the router. 4. Click the Continue button. A screen displays requesting the answers to your security questions. 5. Enter the saved answers to your security questions. 6. Click the Continue button. A screen displays your recovered password. 7. Click the Login again button. A login screen displays. 8. With your recovered password, log in to the router. Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network Choose either the manual or the WPS method to add wireless devices and other equipment to your wireless network. For information about how to set up a guest network, see Guest Network on page 41. Get Started with NETGEAR genie 23

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Get Started with NETGEAR genie
23
N450 Wireless Router WNR2500
For more information, see the following section.
4.
Click the
Apply
button.
Password Recovery
NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery if you change the password for
the router’s user name of admin. Then you have an easy way to recover the password when
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:
1.
Select
ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password
.
The Set Password screen displays.
2.
Select the
Enable Password Recovery
check box.
3.
Select two security questions and provide answers to them.
4.
Click the
Apply
button.
To recover your password:
1.
In the address field of your browser, type
www.routerlogin.net
.
A login screen displays.
2.
Click the
Cancel
button.
If password recovery is enabled, you are prompted to enter the serial number of the
router. The serial number is on the product label.
3.
Enter the serial number of the router.
4.
Click the
Continue
button.
A screen displays requesting the answers to your security questions.
5.
Enter the saved answers to your security questions.
6.
Click the
Continue
button.
A screen displays your recovered password.
7.
Click the
Login again
button.
A login screen displays.
8.
With your recovered password, log in to the router.
Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network
Choose either the manual or the WPS method to add wireless devices and other equipment
to your wireless network. For information about how to set up a guest network, see
Guest
Network
on page
41.