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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
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
bravaga wrote:
Turns out that my internet provider has somehow changed the "factory" default password on the Netgear R6300 routers that they provide.
Aha. A new wrinkle on customised hardware.
Good research.
The usual way of determining that is by checking the firmware version. Custom devices, and firmware, often come with an odd name, with something like CH on the end.
Had we asked about your firmware that might have provided further clues.
Out of interest, what is it?
Be warned that you may not be able to use Netgear's "official" firmware on your R6300v2.
> Had we asked about your firmware that might have provided further
> clues.Yup.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1559395
> Be warned that you may not be able to use Netgear's "official"
> firmware on your R6300v2.Or, not easily, at least.
