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grwsmith
Jun 15, 2015Tutor
How I can change the Username itself, not just the password.
Hello, How I can change the Username itself, not just the password please? Cheers, Guy.
- Jun 17, 2015Are you referring to the username and password of the UI? If that's the case, you cannot change the username as there is no option for you to change it.
Babylon5
Jun 25, 2015NETGEAR Employee Retired
alexthefool wrote: Frankly, no need to try the username is half the way to crack in the router.
That’s not correct, you are confusing Identification and Authentication, the User ID is as implied - an Identifier.
I work on Secret networks, if you were able to walk into my office and access a computer you would be able to enter my User ID without any problems (or anyone else in my office), it’s my name. That’s common for many networks.
The reason that the router does not have a changeable admin ID is that it’s not the kind of device that would have multiple administrators, so maintaining a record of the current Admin ID would be a wasted effort.
Here’s some links, there are thousands of similar links if you search for something like “What is the difference between identification and authentication”
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc512578.aspx
http://science.opposingviews.com/difference-between-identification-authentication-3471.html
http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/10933/difference-between-authentication-and-identification-crypto-and-security-perspe
http://www.infosectoday.com/Articles/AU5219_C01.pdf