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Recover a Forgotten admin Password
The default password for the admin user name is
password
. If you
changed the password and enabled the password recovery feature, you
can retrieve this password.
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To retrieve a forgotten admin password:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is
connected to the network and visit
A login window opens.
2. Click the
Cancel
button.
If password recovery is enabled, you are prompted to enter the serial
number of the router. The serial number is on the label on the router.
3. Enter the serial number of the router.
4. Click the
Continue
button.
A page displays requesting the answers to your security questions.
5. Enter the saved answers to your security questions.
6. Click the
Continue
button.
A page displays your recovered password.
7. Click the
Login again
button.
A login window opens.
8. With your recovered password, log in to the router.