Recover The Admin Password; Back Up And Manage The Extender Configuration - NETGEAR EX6200 User Manual

Recover the admin Password

If you have changed the password to access the extender and have set up password
recovery, you can recover your password if you have lost it. For information about setting up
password recovery, see
If you did not set up password recovery and have lost your password, you must reset the
extender to factory default settings (see
page 79).
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To recover your password to access the extender:
1. On your computer, launch an Internet browser such as Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft
Internet Explorer.
2. In the address field of your browser, enter www.mywifiext.net.
You are prompted to enter a user name and password.
3. Click the Cancel button.
If password recovery is enabled, you are prompted to enter the serial number of the
extender. The serial number is on the product label.
4. Enter the serial number of the extender.
5. Click the Continue button.
A screen displays requesting the answers to your security questions.
6. Enter the saved answers to your security questions.
7. Click the Continue button.
A screen displays confirming a successful recovery of your password.
8. Click the Login again button.
A login screen displays.
9. With your recovered password, log in to the extender.

Back Up and Manage the Extender Configuration

When the extender works correctly after initial setup, NETGEAR recommends that you back
up the extender configuration settings. After you have backed up the settings, if you have
changed the extender configuration settings but are not content with the new settings, you can
restore the extender configuration to the backed-up settings.
AC1200 WiFi Range Extender
Set Up Password Recovery
Use the Restore Factory Settings Button
Maintain and Monitor the Extender
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