How to Keep Router Settings On a Netgear Router With a Forgotten Password
The password for your router keeps anonymous users from gaining access to your Internet service, but can also lock you off of your wireless network if you forget it. You can keep the settings and configuration of your router even if you forget the wireless password to establish a connection by using the Web-based configuration page included in your Netgear router. The Web-based configuration allows you to change the password features of the router without having to reset the router to factory settings.
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Instructions
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Insert one end of the Ethernet cable into one of the LAN ports on the rear of the Netgear router.
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Connect the other end of the cable into an Ethernet port on the side of your computer.
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Open a Web browser and type "http://www.routerlogin.net" (without quotes) into the address bar. Press "Enter" to open the Web-based configuration page. Type "admin" into the user name field and "password" into the "Password" field. Click "OK" to open the configuration wizard.
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Click the Wireless tab in the configuration page and click "Security." Click the Password field to create a new wireless password for your Netgear router. Click the "Apply" button and click "Save."
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