Enable Admin Password Recovery; Recover The Admin Password - NETGEAR XR500 Nighthawk User Manual

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The Dashboard displays.
4.
Select Settings > Administration > Set Password.
The Set Password page displays.
5.
Type the old password in the Old Password field.
This is the password that you specified the first time that you logged in to the router.
6.
Type the new password in the Set Password and Repeat New Password fields.
7.
Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.

Enable admin Password Recovery

The router admin password is used to log in to your router web interface. We recommend that you enable
password recovery if you change the router admin password. 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 enable password recovery:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.
2.
Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3.
Enter the router admin user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in.
The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The Dashboard displays.
4.
Select Settings > 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

If you set up the password recovery feature, you can recover your router admin password.
To recover your router admin password:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network.
2.
Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
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