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I have had my router for six months now. The router works great. I originally changed the network name and password. Now I want to change only the network password again. I am having issues figuring out how to do that.
I tried going to routerlogin.net but need the password specified from the first time I logged in. My devices are all running nice and smooth now. Is there a way to change my password?
I have tried admin and password, but that doesn't work. I have also tried using the router label and that isn't working either.
This is definitely frustrating. Any other ideas?
Had you CHANGED either before? If so, you must use those. Make sure the CAPS key isn't on and if you had a Capital letter then use it. Case matters here.
Not without getting to the Router page on a Browser.
Don't know HOW old your F/W is, but newer versions if you don't provide the correct P/W will revert to Password Recovery and ask you some pre-setup questions you need to answer. If you never set these up even if the firmware were to do this you'd be in an endless loop.
Now I'm not sure what you mean by "I tried going to routerlogin.net but need the password specified from the first time I logged in."? That wouldn't be the same as the Network name and Password you had changed. Again, depending on the age of the router and firmware it would be one of two things, either the standard NG default of 'admin' and 'password' or what is on the router label on the bottom of the router (if there is one). Once in you can change that on the WIRELESS tab.
Initially I wanted to only change my WiFi password, but now I want to check out the router's control interface as well and make sure that the remote management option is not enabled.
For routerlogin.net what is the interface password? I am connected via WiFi now.
> [...] Initially I wanted to only change my WiFi password, but now I > want to check out the router's control interface [...]
Have you considered the advantages of fetching a copy of the R7000 User Manual, and doing some reading?
> For routerlogin.net what is the interface password?
Covered on page 19, "Log In to the Router". See also page 17, "Types of Logins". When in doubt, visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual (or for older products, something similarly named).
> I am connected via WiFi now.
Shouldn't matter.
> I appreciate your time and energy!
You could probably consume less of it by reading the User Manual.
I have tried admin and password, but that doesn't work. I have also tried using the router label and that isn't working either.
This is definitely frustrating. Any other ideas?
Had you CHANGED either before? If so, you must use those. Make sure the CAPS key isn't on and if you had a Capital letter then use it. Case matters here.
I did get into a password recovery area, but after answering the 2 security questions it doens't give me an option to hit continue.
Did you ever set up password recovery? If not, you will never get in.
I have tried admin and password, but that doesn't work. I have also tried using the router label and that isn't working either.
I don't know what you mean by "the router label". This will have "admin and password" as the way into routerlogin.net. Any other passwords are for the wifi.
Page 17 in the manual describes the Types of Logins.
If "admin and password"and password do not work, they are the defaults for the R7000 (page 19), then at some stage you, or someone else, changed the password.
If you "factory reset" the device. (See page 12 in the manual.) It will get you back to those defaults.
To a certain extent we are shooting in the dark here given the lack of detailed information from you. For example, we still don't know what password you want to change. Router? Wifi?
I have tried admin and password, but that doesn't work. I have also tried using the router label and that isn't working either.
I don't know what you mean by "the router label". This will have "admin and password" as the way into routerlogin.net. Any other passwords are for the wifi.
Page 17 in the manual describes the Types of Logins.
If "admin and password"and password do not work, they are the defaults for the R7000 (page 19), then at some stage you, or someone else, changed the password.
If you "factory reset" the device. (See page 12 in the manual.) It will get you back to those defaults.
It seems that NG changed the labels on newer manufactured routers BUT NOT the manuals. On newly made routers ( and my R8000) the UID and PW are there for LOGIN as well as the WIFI ones. I've heard some are not the normal defaults though (my R8000 does have admin and password listed for them).
