Set Up Password Recovery; Recover The Admin Password - NETGEAR Nighthawk X6S User Manual

Nighthawk X6S AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Model R7900P

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 the 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 network.
2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are
case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password.
The Set Password page displays.
5. Select the Enable Password Recovery check box.
6. Select two security questions and provide answers to them.
7. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.

Recover the admin Password

To recover your password:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network.
2. In the address field of your browser, enter http://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 router.
The serial number is on the router label.
4. Enter the serial number of the router.
5. Click the Continue button.
A window opens requesting the answers to your security questions.
6. Enter the saved answers to your security questions.
7. Click the Continue button.
A window opens and displays your recovered password.
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