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3. Enter
admin
for the user name and
password
for the
password.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4. Select
ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password
.
The Set Password screen displays.
5.
Type your old password and type the new password twice.
6.
To be able to recover the password, select the
Enable
Password Recovery
check box.
NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery.
7.
Select two security questions and provide answers to them.
8. Click the
Apply
button.
Your changes are saved.
Recover a Forgotten admin Password
The default password for the admin user name is password. If you
changed the password and enabled the password recovery feature,
you can retrieve this password.
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To retrieve a forgotten admin password:
1.
Launch a web browser.
2. Enter
www.routerlogin.net
in the address field of the
browser.
A login screen displays.
3. Click the
Cancel
button.
If password recovery is enabled, you are prompted to enter the
serial number of the router. The serial number is on the product
label.
4.
Enter the serial number of the router.
The serial number is on the product label.
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5. Click the
Continue
button.
A screen displays requesting the answers to your security
questions.
6.
Enter the saved answers to your security questions.
7. Click the
Continue
button.
A screen displays your recovered password.
8. Click the
Login again
button.
A login screen displays.
9.
With your recovered password, log in to the router.
Find a Forgotten WiFi Security Password
The preset WiFi password is on the product label. If you changed
your WiFi password and forgot what it is, log in to the router to
view its current WiFi password.
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To connect to the router and view its WiFi password:
1.
Use an Ethernet cable to connect your computer to a black
Ethernet port on the router.
2.
Launch a web browser.
3. Enter
www.routerlogin.net
in the address field.
A login screen displays.
4.
Enter the router user name and password.
The default user name is
admin
and the default password is
password
. You can use the default credentials if you did not
change them.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
5. Select
Wireless
.
The Security Options section of the screen displays your WiFi
password.
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Share a USB Device on the WiFi Network
ReadySHARE lets you access and share a USB storage device
connected to the router’s USB port. (If your USB storage device
uses special drivers, it is not compatible.
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To access the USB storage device from a Windows
computer:
1.
Connect your USB storage device to the USB port on the
router.
If your USB storage device uses a power supply, you must
connect its power supply.
When you connect the USB storage device to the router’s USB
port, it might take up to two minutes before it is ready for
sharing. By default, the USB storage device is available to all
computers on your local area network (LAN).
2.
On a Windows computer that is connected to the network,
select
Start > Run
, enter
\\readyshare
in the dialog box, and
click the
OK
button.
A window displays the files and folders on the device.
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To access the USB storage device from a Mac:
1.
Connect your USB storage device to the USB port on the
router.
If your USB storage device uses a power supply, you must
connect its power supply.
When you connect the USB storage device to the router’s USB
port, it might take up to two minutes before it is ready for
sharing. By default, the USB storage device is available to all
computers on your local area network (LAN).
2.
On a Mac that is connected to the network, launch Finder and
select
Go > Connect to Server
.
The Connect to server screen displays.
3. Enter the
smb://readyshare
in the
Server Address
field and
click the
Connect
button.
4.
When prompted, select the
Guest
radio button.
If you set up access control on the router and you allowed your
Mac to access the network, select the
Registered User
radio
button and enter
admin
for the name and
password
for the
password. For more information about access control, see the
user manual, which is available online at
or through a link in the
router’s user interface.
5. Click the
Connect
button.
A window displays the files and folders on the device.
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ReadySHARE Vault Backup App
Your router comes with free backup software for all the Windows
computers in your home. Connect a USB hard disk drive (HDD) to a
USB port on your router for centralized, continuous, and automatic
backup.
Note:
The following operating systems support ReadySHARE Vault:
•
Windows XP SP3
•
Windows 7
•
Windows 8
•
Windows 8.1
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To back up your Windows computer:
1.
Connect a USB HDD to a USB port on the router.
2.
Download ReadySHARE Vault from
www.netgear.com/readyshare
and install it on each Windows
computer.
3. Launch ReadySHARE Vault.
4.
Use the dashboard or the
Backup
tab to set up and run your
backup jobs.
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