Password Recovery; Recover The Admin Password - NETGEAR D8500 User Manual

5. Enter the old password.
6. Enter the new password twice.
7. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Set Up Password Recovery
We recommend that you enable password recovery if you change the password for the modem router user
name admin.Then you can recover the password if it is forgotten.This recovery process is supported in
Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome browsers, but not in the Safari browser.
To set up password recovery:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter .routerlogin.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the modem router user name and password.
The user name is admin.The default password is password.The user name and password are case-
sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password.
The Set Password page displays.
5. Select the Enable Password Recovery check box.
6. Select two security questions and provide answers to them.
7. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.

Recover the admin Password

We recommend that you enable password recovery if you change the password for the modem router user
name admin.Then you can recover the password if it is forgotten.This recovery process is supported in Internet
Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome browsers, but not in the Safari browser. For information about setting up
password recovery, see
The following procedure works only if you did set up password recovery.
To recover your password:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter routerlogin.
A login window opens.
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