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Quixota
Sep 25, 2017Aspirant
My WNR2000v3 router no longer requires a password. How do I fix that?
I set up the router on my Dell PC and my iPad and iPhone. I did set up a password. After quite some time, I noticed that it was no longer secure. I can find all kinds of info on how to CHANGE a pas...
- Sep 26, 2017
Yeehaw! It let me go through those steps after I gave it the serial number again. I didn't have to tell my igadgets to forget; they went to the "new" network all by themselves. Thank you so much! I can't tell you how much better I feel.
ElaineM
Sep 26, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
Welcome to the community, Quixota
If you have selected any of the Security Options then you have a wireless password enabled.
Which security option have you selected?
Your devices should be asked for wireless security whenever you changed it.
I suggest that you change the wireless security and have the devices forget the connection and then reconnect it to the wireless network.
How do I change my NETGEAR router WiFi password or network name (SSID)?
Quixota
Sep 26, 2017Aspirant
Fo some reason my iPad is not showing all our communications. I said I can't log on as you suggested, not using admin/password, nor my email address, nor my current username/password for netgear, nor the 192 route. Woukd it be possible to resolve this problem by telling my igadgets to Forget This Network and then run the Setup disk again? Thanks.
- ElaineMSep 26, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
It is true that it will ask you to type in the Serial Number whenever you want to recover the password.
The last resort to do to regain access is that you will need to reset the router. There's a physical button that you need to push in order to reset it.
Now, if you reset the router all settings configured to it right now will be wiped out.
As a suggestion, try to use the serial number option first and see if you will be able to access the page of the router.