Turn Password Protection Off And On - NETGEAR Nighthawk EAX80-100 User Manual

9. Click the SAVE button.
Your settings are saved.

Turn password protection off and on

We recommend that you leave password protection on to help keep your network
secure. You can turn password protection off and on.
To turn password protection off or on:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your
extender network.
2. Log in to your extender:
• If you did not enable the One WiFi Name feature, enter www.mywifiext.net in
the address field of the browser.
• If you enabled the One WiFi Name feature, enter one of the following URLs:
- Windows-based computers. http://mywifiext/ or http://mywifiext.local/
-
Mac computers, iOS devices, and Linux devices. http://mywifiext.local/
- Android devices. http://<extender's IP address>/ (for example,
http://192.168.1.3/)
For more information about how to find your extender's IP address, see Find
the Extender's IP address on page 69.
A login page displays.
3. Enter your admin user name and password and click the LOG IN button.
The Status page displays.
4.
If your browser displays the Menu icon
The extender menu displays.
5. Select Settings > Password.
The Password Settings page displays.
6. Select the Password Off or Password On radio button.
7. Click the SAVE button.
Your settings are saved.
Maintain and monitor the
extender
Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream WiFi 6 Mesh Extender
, click it.
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