Erase; Set Password - NETGEAR WNDR3800 - N600 WIRELESS DUAL BAND GIGABIT ROUTER-Premium Edition User Manual

N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800
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To restore configuration settings that you backed up:
Enter the full path to the file on your network, or click the Browse button to find the file.
1.
When you have located the .cfg file, click the Restore button to upload the file to the router.
2.
Upon completion, the router reboots.

Erase

Under some circumstances (for example, if you move the router to a different network or if
you have forgotten the password), you might want to erase the configuration and restore the
factory default settings.
You can either use the Restore Factory Settings button on the back of the router (see
on page 121), or you can click the Erase button in this screen.
Default Settings
Erase sets the user name to admin, the password to password, and the LAN IP address to
192.168.1.1, and enables the router's DHCP.

Set Password

This feature allows you to change the default password that is used to log in to the router with
the user name admin.
This is not the same as changing the password for wireless access. The label on the bottom
of your router shows your unique wireless network name (SSID) and password for wireless
access (see
Label
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To set the password for the user name admin:
Select Advanced > Administration > Set Password to display the following screen:
1.
Type the old password and type the new password twice in the fields on this screen.
2.
on page 13).
Administration
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