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DallasRedHead's avatar
Mar 19, 2019
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What are the password requirements for an admin password??

Hi during an upgrade Netgear forced me to change my admin password. It didn't like my combo of letters/numbers. Can someone please tell me what the reqs are? If someone could go in thru advanced and ...
  • DallasRedHead's avatar
    Mar 20, 2019

    I found the answer if anyone wants to know. The new password requirements for an admin password are:

    No more than two like continuous characters

    1 Upper Case

    1 Lower Case

    1 Number

    1 Special Character