Recover The Admin Password; Return The Modem Router To Its Factory Default Settings - NETGEAR D6220 User Manual

6. Select two security questions and provide answers to them.
7. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.

Recover the admin Password

We recommend that you enable password recovery if you change the password for the modem router user
name admin. 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. For information about setting
up password recovery, see
The following procedure works only if you did set up password recovery. The recovery process is supported
in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome browsers, but not in the Safari browser.
To recover your password:
1. Launch a web browser from a WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3. Click the Cancel button.
If password recovery is enabled, you are prompted to enter the serial number of the modem router. The
serial number is on the product label of the modem router.
4. Enter the serial number of the modem router.
5. Click the Continue button.
A page displays requesting the answers to your security questions.
6. Enter the saved answers to your security questions.
7. Click the Continue button.
A page displays your recovered password.
8. Click the Login again button.
A login window opens.
9. With your recovered password, log in to the modem router.

Return the Modem Router to Its Factory Default Settings

Under some circumstances (for example, if you lost track of the changes that you made to the modem router
settings or you move the modem router to a different network), you might want to erase the configuration
and reset the modem router to factory default settings.
If you do not know the current IP address of the modem router, first try to use an IP scanner application to
detect the IP address before you reset the modem router to factory default settings.
To reset the modem router to factory default settings, you can use either the Reset button on the back of
the modem router or the Erase function. However, if you cannot find the IP address or lost the password to
access the modem router, you must use the Reset button.
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Set Up Password Recovery
Manage the Modem Router and Monitor the Traffic
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