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catlife
Jun 24, 2019Initiate
Can't login to orbi
I recently moved and my Orbi is not letting my son connect via a wired connection via ethernet cable from the satellite. I need to log in to see if I temporarily blocked him (I used to do that regula...
- Jun 25, 2019
A "factory reset" is performed by sticking a paperclip into the tiny "reset" hole on the back of the router for 10-12 seconds until the power LED on the back begins to flash amber. That puts the Orbi back into "out of the box" condition. i.e. the web interface has user ID "admin" and password "password". The WiFi has the SSID and password that is on the label of the router.
Good Luck
CrimpOn
Jun 25, 2019Guru - Experienced User
A "factory reset" is performed by sticking a paperclip into the tiny "reset" hole on the back of the router for 10-12 seconds until the power LED on the back begins to flash amber. That puts the Orbi back into "out of the box" condition. i.e. the web interface has user ID "admin" and password "password". The WiFi has the SSID and password that is on the label of the router.
Good Luck
- catlifeJun 25, 2019Initiate
Thanks. A hard reset got everything working except for the fact that when I login to netgear it says my product has already been registered but it's not registered under my email address. I didn't buy it used so that is a mystery to me. But as everything is working guess I am ok. Thanks for your help!