Power was off for over a week and now my password is invalid on AC1750 R6700v3

[jmarchal]

I was out of town for a couple weeks, and over that time my power went off. My internet was down for over a week and when I returned I was unable to logon with my password. I hit reset and tried the password on my router but it did not work either. Neiter did "password". I think I need to do a hard reset but I can't find a way to set a new password. Your help is greatly appreciated!

[plemans]

Many just click the reset button. 

Push and hold it for 7-15 seconds while the device is on. The lights should flash/change when held long enough. 

that should get you bback to the defaults.

default login:  admin

default password: password

all lower case

[michaelkenward]

If it was a power cut, things may not have started in the correct order. Try restarting the whole network.

Be sure to restart your network in this sequence:

• Turn off and unplug modem.
• Turn off router and computers.
• Plug in and turn on modem. Wait 2 minutes for it to connect.
• Turn on the router and wait 2 minutes for it to connect.
• Turn on computers and rest of network.

[jmarchal]

That did it, thank you!

[michaelkenward]

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@jmarchal wrote:

That did it, thank you!

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Glad it worked out.

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