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Orbi RBR50 asking for Password and Security Question that I never set up
Recently, upgraded (re-signed) Spectrum wifi, and they actually said I don't really need to rent the Spectrum router, and just plug into my Orbi router. Which I did, and it worked. Until certain si...
tiki-monster wrote:How do I bypass this problem? Do I just hit reset?
A Factory Reset returns the Orbi to factory default settings:
- The WiFi SSID/password are set to the values on the product label (bottom of the case)
- The web browser administrative credentials are "admin" (which cannot be changed) and "password".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMw4ePACgc4
Open a web browser (Safari, Chrome) to http://orbilogin.net. Enter "admin" and "password" to set up the router.
During setup, there will ba a page where you can choose the security questions to unlock the router if the admin password is entered incorrectly three times in a row.
tiki-monster wrote:How do I bypass this problem? Do I just hit reset?
A Factory Reset returns the Orbi to factory default settings:
- The WiFi SSID/password are set to the values on the product label (bottom of the case)
- The web browser administrative credentials are "admin" (which cannot be changed) and "password".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMw4ePACgc4
Open a web browser (Safari, Chrome) to http://orbilogin.net. Enter "admin" and "password" to set up the router.
During setup, there will ba a page where you can choose the security questions to unlock the router if the admin password is entered incorrectly three times in a row.
Just what I needed.
I guess I was just afraid of how long I was going to be out of internet, and didn't want to go to internet jail for any amount of time.
After watching that YouTube video, I grabbed my two satellites and proceed to reset my Orbi.
Downloaded the Orbi app on my iPhone, and followed the steps there. Luckily, there were no more snags, and everything went smoothly to resetting.
Now, even if it comes back to ask me those pesky security questions, I now actually have an answer for them. But no, none of the sites are prompting me to answer those questions.
Thank you.