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drgscott
Sep 24, 2016Follower
How can I SECURELY change my admin pw for r7000 router
I want to change my admin pw and therefore have to go to Netgear's site (I understand the admin name itself cannot be changed). A dialogue box pops up for user/pw, but with warning that the site is ...
TheEther
Sep 24, 2016Guru
Yeah, it's too bad that Netgear hasn't provided https support for logging into the router.
Disconnect the router from everything except one computer connected via Ethernet. Then change the password. This is the best you can do.