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WifiHelpNeeded's avatar
Jun 12, 2022

Reset password and user issue.

So I have a slight issue. I don't remember the password and stuff for my router. I could reset them. However, when my dad bought the router he put in the correct security stuff so he just randomly put something in and now he forgot. I have no idea what I have to put in. Is there a way to reset the security question answers?

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  • WifiHelpNeeded wrote:

    Is there a way to reset the security question answers?


    Sorry, no.  That's the whole point of having security.  The only way to reset those items is (1) to have physical access to the router to stick something into that tiny 'reset' hole in the back, and (2) to do that factory reset which leaves evidence that the router has been tampered with.