NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
BradyWilliams
Feb 19, 2021Aspirant
C6900 Admin Password Change
For some reason my wifi will not work anymore, and whenever I try to load a page a screen pops up that reads “netgear genie”  “admin account settings”  “The admin password is being used to log in to y...
plemans
Feb 19, 2021Guru - Experienced User
many combo devices at some point get an update that requires users to change the password from the default password.
BradyWilliams
Feb 19, 2021Aspirant
Thanks, so this is something I must do?
- plemansFeb 19, 2021Guru - Experienced UserI'd recommend changing your password from the default one