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Netgear Genie router password recovery security questions is not letting me in with my right answers

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Netgear Genie router password recovery security questions is not letting me in with my right answers

The Router Password Recovery does not recognize my answers to the questions I chose! Is there another way to change my security questions so it will open the Genie for me?

Model: R6400|AC1750 Smart WiFi Router
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Re: Netgear Genie router password recovery security questions is not letting me in with my right ans

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

 

 

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