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Pei
Jul 18, 2016Follower
Router went back to admin/password, I need to set up a password.
After I downloaded Windows 10 I discovered the router wasn't password protected any longer. I need to create a passoword but don't know how to do it, the cable guy did it when he set it up a couple y...
DarrenM
Jul 20, 2016Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
Hello Pei
If you can not get into the router settings you will have to do a factory reset which will wipe all the settings and then you would have to set up the router again and the default login would be admin/password. To do a factory reset you just need to hold in the reset button with a paper clip or pen for 10 seconds on the back of the router.
DarrenM