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Rickyshen
Dec 17, 2016Aspirant
How to reset the admin password for ReadyNAS10200
Hi guys, somehow my admin password doesn't work now, I've tried recover the password but the system said invalid password. Anyone could help please?
- Feb 08, 2017
Hello hatem,
I believe this unit you have is a ReadyNAS OS4.
To recover your administrator password using NETGEAR's password recovery tool, follow these steps:
- Using a web browser, visit https://<ReadyNAS_IP_address>/password_recovery.<ReadyNAS_IP_address> is the IP address of your ReadyNAS system.
- Enter the email address and password recovery answer you enabled on your ReadyNAS storage system and click the Reset password and email button.
NETGEAR resets your administrator password and sends an email message with the new password to you.
Or
Recover Your Administrator Password Using an OS Reinstall Reboot
This process does not remove data from the system, but resets the administrator user name and password to the factory defaults:
- Factory default user name. admin
- Factory default password. netgear1
To recover your administrator password using an OS reinstall reboot, perform an OS reinstall reboot on your storage system.
The process for performing an OS reinstall reset reboot varies by storage system. This is performed from the boot menu.
Welcome to the community!
Regards,
hatem
Feb 08, 2017Aspirant
sorry but th readynas 4200 not 10200
JennC
Feb 08, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hello hatem,
I believe this unit you have is a ReadyNAS OS4.
To recover your administrator password using NETGEAR's password recovery tool, follow these steps:
- Using a web browser, visit https://<ReadyNAS_IP_address>/password_recovery.<ReadyNAS_IP_address> is the IP address of your ReadyNAS system.
- Enter the email address and password recovery answer you enabled on your ReadyNAS storage system and click the Reset password and email button.
NETGEAR resets your administrator password and sends an email message with the new password to you.
Or
Recover Your Administrator Password Using an OS Reinstall Reboot
This process does not remove data from the system, but resets the administrator user name and password to the factory defaults:
- Factory default user name. admin
- Factory default password. netgear1
To recover your administrator password using an OS reinstall reboot, perform an OS reinstall reboot on your storage system.
The process for performing an OS reinstall reset reboot varies by storage system. This is performed from the boot menu.
Welcome to the community!
Regards,
- FramerVFeb 12, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi hatem,
We’d greatly appreciate hearing your feedback letting us know if the information we provided has helped resolve your issue or if you need further assistance.
If your issue is now resolved, we encourage you to mark the appropriate reply as the “Accept as Solution” or post what resolved it and mark it as solution so others can be confident in benefiting from the solution.
The Netgear community looks forward to hearing from you and being a helpful resource in the future!
Regards,
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