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cpwatson
Nov 25, 2019Aspirant
Cannot change password for router but can get into admin account
I can log into my admin account with Netgear. But cannot access my wifi router to make changes. Was trying to add printers but when using "routerlogin.net it asks for a user name and password that d...
DexterJB
Nov 26, 2019NETGEAR Moderator
Hi cpwatson, welcome to the community!
The link below provides the steps on how to access the web UI of the router.
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/980
The default credentials are admin and password.
When you say admin account, are you referring to your my.netgear.com account? If so, that different from the web UI of the router itself. Also, if you are looking to connect your network printer/s (via WiFi), what it usually asks for is the WiFi password (same as the one you use to connect your other wireless devices).
Dexter