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How to change Admin as UserID on Orbi RBR50

HaroldCarl
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How to change Admin as UserID on Orbi RBR50

Security Gap:

 

I would like to see if anyone is aware of how to change the default UserID "admin" from "admin" to something else on the RBK50 system (RBR50 and RBS50)

 

Please note, that I am not speaking to changing the admin passord, but rather the admin ID.

 

This is a secuity concern.

Model: RBK50| Orbi AC3000 High-Performance Tri-Band WiFi System
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ekhalil
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Re: How to change Admin as UserID on Orbi RBR50

You can try the following, on your own risk:

  1. Please take a backup of your system under >> ADVANCED >> Administration >> Backup Settings,  in case you will need it! 🙂
  2. Telnet to Orbi router
  3. root@RBR50:/# config get http_username    --> admin
  4. root@RBR50:/# config get http_loginname    --> admin
  5. root@RBR50:/# config sethttp_username="the username you want"
  6. root@RBR50:/# config set http_loginname="the username you want"
  7. root@RBR50:/# config commit
  8. Repeat the same procedure on the satellite(s)

 

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CrimpOn
Guru

Re: How to change Admin as UserID on Orbi RBR50


@HaroldCarl wrote:

I would like to see if anyone is aware of how to change the default UserID "admin" from "admin" to something else


There is a method to change the Orbi administrator user name through the telnet interface:

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/How-to-change-Admin-as-UserID-on-Orbi-RBR50/m-p/1695642#M50858

 

(Full disclosure) I have not attempted this myself.  I am relying on (1) Remote Administration is turned off, (2) my WiFi SSID has an absurdly long and complicated password, and (3) my Orbi admin logon has an even longer and more complicated password. I have absolutely no idea whether this change will survive a firmware update.

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CrimpOn
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Re: How to change Admin as UserID on Orbi RBR50

Sorry.  This got posted in the wrong place and I know of no method for deleting a post.  "My Bad"

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