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referred to as the admin password), which is different from the registered email address
and password for your NETGEAR account.
To log in to the access point/router when it is not connected to the Internet:
1. Open a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected either
directly to the access point/router network or to the same network as the access
point/router.
A direct connection to the access point/router network, which is the most common
type of setup, can be through WiFi or over Ethernet:
• WiFi. A connection from a computer or mobile device to a WiFi network on the
access point/router.
• Ethernet. A connection from a computer over an Ethernet cable to one of the
LAN ports on the access point/router, either with or without a switch or hub
between the computer and the access point/router.
2. Do one of the following:
• Connected to the same network but not directly connected. Enter the IP
address that was assigned to the access point/router by your existing router
during the setup process. If you do not know the IP address, see Find the IP
address of the access point/router on page 29.
• Directly connected with the access point/router in router mode. Enter
http://www.routerlogin.net.
• Directly connected with the access point/router in access point mode. Enter
the IP address that was assigned to the access point/router by your existing router
during the setup process.
The NETGEAR Business page displays. Because the access point/router is not
connected to the Internet, you are prompted to sign in with the local login credentials.
3. Enter admin as the user name and the local login password (admin password) that
you specified when you followed the prompts of the Smart Setup Wizard during the
initial log-in process.
The user name and password are case-sensitive.
Note: When you reset the access point/router to factory default setting, the default
local login password is password.
4. Click the Login button.
The BASIC Home page of the local browser interface displays. You can now change
the settings of the access point/router.
Install and Access the Access
Point/Router in Your Network
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