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Admin default password not working

ellcee64
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Admin default password not working

I am trying to reset our Orbi WiFi password since we have forgotten it.  The default admin password "(password") is not working...Nor does "admin".   Nothing about password recovery is coming up.  I just get a password error message.  TY

Model: CBR40|Orbi AC2200 Tri-band WiFi Cable Modem Router
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@ellcee64 wrote:

I am trying to reset our Orbi WiFi password since we have forgotten it.  The default admin password "(password") is not working...Nor does "admin".   Nothing about password recovery is coming up.  I just get a password error message.  TY


Password Recovery comes up when the Orbi web interface password is rejected three times in a row.  Password Recovery will only succeed if the two questions were set up correctly during the initial configuration.

 

I fear you are stuck, and the only recourse is the dreaded "Factory Reset":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMw4ePACgc4 

 

After that, the WiFi SSID/password will be set to the values printed on the product label.

The web login will be "admin" and "password".

 

Bummer.

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