Change The Admin Password - NETGEAR Nighthawk RAX80 User Manual

The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Router Update. The Router Update page displays.
5. Click the Browse button.
6. Find and select the firmware file on your computer.
Note: To avoid the risk of corrupting the firmware, do not interrupt the update. For example,
do not close the browser, click a link, or load a new page. Do not turn off the router. Wait
until the router finishes restarting. If your router does not reboot, check the Router Status
page to confirm whether the new firmware version uploaded.

Change the admin Password

You can change the default password that is used to log in to the router with the user name
admin. This password is not the one that you use for WiFi access.
Note: Be sure to change the password for the user name admin to a secure password. The ideal
password contains no dictionary words from any language and contains uppercase and lowercase
letters, numbers, and symbols. It can be up to 30 characters.
To change the admin user name and enable password recovery:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router
network.
2. 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 BASIC Home page displays.
3. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password. The Set Password page displays.
4. Type the old password in the Old Password field.
5. Type the new password in the Set Password and Repeat New Password fields.
6. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
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