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Security
Passwords
The password entered is encrypted on the screen and will display as a sequence of asterisks (*). The user name is ‘admin’ and cannot be
changed. The user name and password are case sensitive.
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Enable the password protection
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Type the new administrator password in the New password field
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Type the same password in the Verify field
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Click Apply to activate the new password
Note
: If you have enabled password protection without setting your own password, the default password is ‘1234’.
Note
: If you forget your password, contact NETGEAR technical support at 1-888-NETGEAR. Please note that you must have a Premium Support
Contract to use the password recovery service.
Figure 7-15: System Manager: Password Admin