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NIGHTHAWK X6S
Latest Firmware failed! Now my App asks me to sign in as admin but wont accept password which i know is right! When going through process as forgot password, security questions answers are reported as incorrect! I know they are right! But Nighthhawk 6S will NOT hard reset and return admin password to "password" default. PLEASE HELP.
Security question are buggy for a long time, ie they don't work as advertised. At the back of the router there's a reset button. Press it for 7-10 minutes (or until Power LED begins to flash) then release. This should perform a factory reset
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Security question are buggy for a long time, ie they don't work as advertised. At the back of the router there's a reset button. Press it for 7-10 minutes (or until Power LED begins to flash) then release. This should perform a factory reset
I would think 7-10 seconds is long enough for a reset to be triggered.
- Thanks but doesn’t reset admin password! I have now reset it doing it on a Pc running Chrome.
Glad you got it working. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/24231/How-do-I-back-up-the-router-configuration-settings-on-my-Nighthawk-router
Enjoy. 📡
