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sunywoman's avatar
sunywoman
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Jan 05, 2017

Password reset

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altzar's avatar
altzar
Aspirant
Mar 18, 2017

Why do I need to do a factory reset in order to change the password? What password should I use after the reset?

 

altzar's avatar
altzar
Aspirant
Mar 18, 2017

By the way, I am running Mac OS Sierra 10.12.3. FYI.

  • DarrenM's avatar
    DarrenM
    Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
    Mar 20, 2017

    Hello altzar

     

    the password is password after factory reset.

     

    DarrenM

    • altzar's avatar
      altzar
      Aspirant
      Mar 21, 2017

      Thank you, Darren. That's what my password already is. But how do I change it to something more personal?