Set Up Password Recovery - NETGEAR BR500 User Manual

To set the password for the user name admin:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the
router network.
2. Enter https://www.routerlogin.net.
Your browser might display a security message, which you can ignore. For more
information, see Log in to the local browser interface on page 16.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified when you set
up your router. If you didn't change the password, enter password. The user name
and password are case-sensitive.
The Dashboard displays.
4. Select BASIC > Setup > Set Password.
The Set Password page displays.
5. Type the old password, and type the new password twice.
6. To be able to recover the password, select the Enable Password Recovery check
box.
We recommend that you enable password recovery.
7. If you enable password recovery, select two security questions and provide answers
to them.
8. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.

Set up password recovery

We recommend that you enable password recovery if you change the password for the
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.
To set up password recovery:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the
router network.
2. Enter https://www.routerlogin.net.
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