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jmh32247
Aug 01, 2016Follower
Range extender was compromised due to Admin setup
My 2000 extender was compromised due to default admin access. I do not want that to happen again on new 2500. There is no place in setup to change this default from admin and password. Most router...
DarrenM
Aug 03, 2016Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
Hello jmh32247
You will want to log into the extender by going to www.mywifiext.net and then click on Maintenance then set password this will change the default password.
DarrenM