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TheCHIMP_net
Dec 25, 2008Aspirant
Default Admin/Netgear1 Logon Doesnt Work (#8463338)
Hello Forum Long time reader, finally got the ReadyNas Duo 2150 for Chirstmas today! Very excited and was already planning my "wow, this set up incredibly easy" post of recommendation when I got to...
ewok
Feb 19, 2009NETGEAR Expert
TheCHIMP.net wrote:
I zoned out watching TV while holding in the paper clip to hard reset and this time after 3-4 minutes, the NAS booted up in a different way than ever before. It took 10-20 minutes of "provisioning" time (my term, not a technical term seen anywhere) and then I was able to use the provided Netgear default login and password
If you weren't getting the "provisioning" time in your previous factory default attempts, you were probably doing a firmware reinstall instead, which doesn't reset the password. I'm glad you were able to figure it out. :D
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