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R6300v2 factory rest, but password does not work
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I have had my router for a few years and have not touched it since initial installation. I could not remember my username/password so I did a factory reset on the unit. I know that the rese...
SOLVED.......I was able to finally get into my router. Turns out that my internet provider has somehow changed the "factory" default password on the Netgear R6300 routers that they provide. No matter what factory rest process you follow, it will always go back to the providers default. In case anyone else has this problem and uses Consolidated Communications as their provider the default for the router is
username: admin
password: cciadmin
To clarify, when i type in the username and password through web interface and click Sign In, the prompt just flashes and clears the info i entered. It never clearly states that it rejected my password, nor any other error message.
I am connected to the router on the wirless using the default SSID and key.
I have tried the documented reset process multiple times. I actually tried 3 different processes that i found.
It might help if you told people what the modem is in front of this router. The model number could be useful. Is it, by any chance, also a router that does wifi and has a set of LAN ports on the back?