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Thekizman's avatar
Thekizman
Aspirant
Jul 31, 2024

r6700v3 not allowin g me to change password

I have been trying to reset my password and keep going arond in circles.  I follow the instructions, answer the questions but when I go to open site It automatically sends me back to reset page.  It's almost like its on a loop.  I want to add a securoity camera but am not sure it will work until I can open this website.

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  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jul 31, 2024

    When you change the password, are you meeting the minimum requirements?

    10 characters

    1 special character

    1 upper case

    1 lower case

    1 number

     

    Make sure to meet those requirements. 

    also, try a different browser/device if you need to. 

     

    also, you shouldn't need to log into the router to add a device to it. 

  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Aug 01, 2024
    Thekizman wrote:

    I have been trying to reset my password and keep going arond in circles.

    Which password?

     

    Netgear makes life interesting by having all manner of passwords. There is the one into the router's controls, then there are those to get into the router's wifi, and then there any that you use to get into this Community and/or MyNetgear.

     

    Different passwords pop up at different times, depending on how you connect to the device and where you are trying to access from, your local network or somewhere else on the Internet. (Previously known as Remote Access, that's now called Anywhere Access.)

     

    If you are talking about access to the browser's graphical user interface (GUI), the router's controls, these are on the label for your device, along with the default wifi login details. The username is fixed at admin. The default password is password.

     

    If you are trying to use the "password recovery" option, there is a bug in Netgear's implementation of password recovery on some devices. You can get locked into a closed loop.


    If password recovery is enabled, but you have not set the answers to the questions, it keeps sending you back to the beginning of the process. If you haven't already given the thing your personal answers, they are not in its memory and it has no way of knowing if they are correct.


    If the standard factory password (password) does not work, then you will have to factory reset the thing to get back to that. Then either disable password recovery (check the manual for your device) or provide some answers to those questions.

     

    How do I perform a factory reset on my NETGEAR router? | Answer | NETGEAR Support

     

    I want to add a securoity camera but am not sure it will work until I can open this website.

    How will these cameras connect to the network? Wifi? Wired?

     

    What is "this website"? You should not need to access to router's controls to add an Internet of Things (IoT) device.

     

    Perhaps you need to tell us a bit more about what is happening at your end, what you are doing and where it goes wrong.