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3.

Enter the router admin 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

.

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.

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Recover the admin Password

We recommend that you enable password recovery if you change the password for the

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 recover your password:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

3.

Click the

Cancel

button.

If password recovery is enabled, you are prompted to answer two security questions.

4.

Enter the saved answers to the security questions.

5.

Enter the serial number of your router.

The serial number is on the router label.

6.

Click the

Continue

button.

A window opens and displays your recovered password.

7.

Click the Login again button.

A login window opens.

8.

With your recovered password, log in to the router.

View Router Status



To view router status and usage information:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the router admin 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.

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Click the

ADVANCED

tab.

Display Internet Port Statistics



To display Internet port statistics:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

4.

The BASIC Home page displays

5.

Click the

ADVANCED

tab.

6.

In the Internet Port pane, click the

Show Statistics

button.

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The following information displays:

•

System Up Time

. The time elapsed since the router was last restarted.

•

Port

. The statistics for the WAN (Internet) and LAN (Ethernet) ports. For each port,

the page displays the following information:

-

Status

. The link status of the port.

-

TxPkts

. The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear.

-

RxPkts

. The number of packets received on this port since reset or manual clear.

-

Collisions

. The number of collisions on this port since reset or manual clear.

-

Tx B/s

. The current transmission (outbound) bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN

ports.

-

Rx B/s

. The current reception (inbound) bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports.

-

Up Time

. The time elapsed since this port acquired the link.

-

Poll Interval

. The interval at which the statistics are updated in this page.

7.

To change the polling frequency, enter a time in seconds in the

Poll Interval

field and click

the

Set Interval

button.

8.

To stop the polling entirely, click the

Stop

button.

Check the Internet Connection Status



To check the Internet connection status:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the router admin 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.

Click the

ADVANCED

tab.

5.

In the Internet Port pane, click the

Connection Status

button.

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The following information displays:

•

IP Address

. The IP address that is assigned to the router.

•

Subnet Mask

. The subnet mask that is assigned to the router.

•

Default Gateway

. The IP address for the default gateway that the router

communicates with.

•

DHCP Server

. The IP address for the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server

that provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the computers that are connected to the

router.

•

DNS Server

. The IP address of the Domain Name Service server that provides

translation of network names to IP addresses.

•

Lease Obtained

. The date and time when the lease was obtained.

•

Lease Expires

. The date and time that the lease expires.

6.

To return the status of all items to 0, click the

Release

button.

7.

To refresh the page, click the

Renew

button.

8.

To exit the page, click the

Close Window

button.

View Satellite Status

To view your satellite’s status, it must be connected to your network.



To view your satellite’s status:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.