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Wireless Access Point control panel not reachable after changing admin password
I am trying to set up a NETGEAR WAC104 AC1200 Dual Band Wireless Access Point and it requires me to change the admin password before I can do anything in the console. The problem is when I do make the...
- No I don't have access to the room the router is in. I am a tenant in the house so I can connect and have admin access to the network but the router is in the landlord's apartment. I came up with a work around using a wifi extender with a network port to connect the ap to. The router/modem is a docsis 3.1 cable modem router(coda-4589). It wasn't quite what I was hoping for but it works.
Toonlord wrote:
I am trying to set up a NETGEAR WAC104 AC1200 Dual Band Wireless Access Point and it requires me to change the admin password before I can do anything in the console.
What router sits in front of the WAC104?
Have you taken it through the setup process described in the Installation guide?
Visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.
Toonlord wrote:
I am trying to use it as a wireless "bridge" to run a network cable to a device but since I am unable to even open the console (the issue persists even after multiple factory resets).
Check the section in the manual Set Up a WiFi Distribution System
While many questions about routers are generic and could be answered anywhere, some things need specialist knowledge.
You might get more help, and find earlier questions and answers specific to your device, in the appropriate section for your hardware. That's probably here:
WiFi Range Extenders & Nighthawk Mesh - NETGEAR Communities
You might like to search there for messages related to your problem.
I will ask the Netgear moderator to move your message.
In the meantime you could visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware. Look at the label on the device for the model number.
Check for various troubleshooting tips.
You may have done this already. I can't tell from your message.
I mention it because Netgear stopped supplying printed manuals and CD versions some years ago and people sometimes miss the downloads.
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