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Aspirant

Jun 10, 2016

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Password reset isn't working on Readynas RDNP4000

I have a Readynas as below which won't reset to factory default password. I installed new disks, a set of 4 3tb drives, and did a factor reset. After 12+ hours the rebuild finished according to rai...

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StephenB
Jun 11, 2016
What password are you trying? The default for OS 6 is "password".

StephenB

Guru - Experienced User

Jun 11, 2016

What password are you trying? The default for OS 6 is "password".

jwstephens1

Aspirant

Jun 19, 2016

Original seller of the drive replied with that trivia (password = password). Never dawned on me that someone would change the defaults and not make it more of a visible detail that change was made, but ....

BrianL2
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Jun 21, 2016
Hi jwstephens1,

If the unit is still running 4.2.x, the password is netgear1. If it's running OS 6.x.x, the password is password. If it still won't work, try clearing your browser cache/settings or completely reset it.

Hope this helps!

Kind regards,

BrianL
NETGEAR Community Team
JennC
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Jun 25, 2016
Hi jwstephens1,

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