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How to change password on Netgear router

The performance level of the router mainly depends upon its configuration through the web interface. The configuration of the router is done at first during the Netgear Router setup process. Sometimes the configuration automatically disappears due to the corrupt files or while restoring the default settings into the device. It brings inconvenience to the user as they again have to perform the configurations within their device. For backup, the user can back up these settings somewhere so that in case the current configuration settings disappear, they could easily be backed up through the restoration process.

Steps to backup the configuration settings of your Netgear Router

  1. Launch a browser in your computer connected to the Wi-Fi network.
  2. Navigate either through www.routerlogin.net or through the IP address of the router. You can type 192.168.1.1 as the IP address of the device. While encountering an error through any of the URLs you can switch to the other one.
  3. Press Enter and you will be redirected to the Netgear Router login page.
  4. Mention “admin” on the username field as a default credential and type the password on the password field to enter into the web interface of www.routerlogin.net. The default password is “password”. Both the credential fields are case-sensitive.
  5. Click on the login tab and the home screen of the www.routerlogin.net appears on the screen
  6. Select the Advanced tab, then go to the Administration tab, click on the Backup settings tab, and the page of it displays on your screen.
  7. Click on the Backup button display over there.
  8. Then follow the guidelines of the interface to successfully save the file. When you are done with saving the file, a copy of the settings you have applied currently will automatically get saved in the location you specified.

How to erase the current configuration settings within the Netgear AX6000 Router

Sometimes the users intentionally erase configuration settings from their router in order to remove bugs causing degradation in the efficiency level of the router. If the user wants that configuration back after the erase process, he first has to create the backup of those configuration settings somewhere safe in their computer. After erasing the configuration settings, the restoration process is done in order to restore the erased configuration settings within the device. All three processes are done through the web interface of the www.19216811.best/

  1. Launch a browser in your wireless device or the computer connected to the Wi-Fi network.
  2. Navigate the IP address of a Netgear Router on the web address of the browser. Press Enter and the Netgear Router login page appear on the screen.
  3. Mention the correct login credentials within their fields. Type “admin” on the username field if you haven’t assigned the username yet. Mention the password you assigned during the Netgear Routers setup process. In case you haven’t changed the default password, type “password” as the default credential.
  4. Click on the login tab, the home screen of www.routerlogin.net appears on the screen.
  5. Select the Advanced tab, go to the Administration tab, now click on the Backup settings tab. The Backup Settings page gets displayed on the screen.
  6. Click on the Erase button and the configuration settings will get restored to the default settings. When the reset process gets complete, the router automatically restarts. The process is going to take around one or two minutes.
  7. Keep one thing in mind to not interrupt the process by closing the browser, click on any of the links, or loading a web page. Also, avoid sudden turning off the router.

Change Netgear Router Password: How to set up Guest Network in Netgear AX5700 Router?

Guest Network in Netgear AX5700 Router is a network that enhances the security level of the network by keeping the unwanted user away from accessing the network. Only the allowed users are permitted to access this network. The network uses a separate Network Name and Wi-Fi password from the common one. By default this network is disabled but with the help of router login interface, the user can enable it and can utilize it completely. The user can enable as well as configure this network for both the frequency bands within the router.

Steps to setup Guest Network in Netgear AX5700 Router

  1. Open a browser in your Wi-Fi-connected computer or wireless device.
  2. Bring the cursor to the URL of the browser and type www.routerlogin.net on the address bar of the browser. In case you are not able to connect with the Netgear Router login page, type 1.0.0.0.1 on the address bar.
  3. Press Enter and Netgear Router login page appear on the screen.
  4. Type “admin” on the username tab as the default username and mention the password you applied during the change Netgear Router password setup process. If you haven’t changed the default password, type “password” on the password field. Both the credential fields are case-sensitive.
  5. Click on the login button and you will be redirected to the home screen of router login
  6. Select the Guest Network tab and the settings page of the Guest Network page displays on the screen.
  7. Now, select the frequency band for which you want your Guest Network to be activated.
  8. Enable Guest Network by selecting its checkbox, By default the Guest Network is disabled.
  9. Now, enable the SSID Broadcast option and by default, the Wi-Fi clients are connected to 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz Guest Wi-Fi network.
  10. Clear the enable of SSID checkbox that will allow the guest user to access the local network. By default, the user connected to any of the frequency bands cannot be able to access any Ethernet or Wi-Fi device connected to the main Wi-Fi range.
  11. Now, select the Wi-Fi security options for your Guest Network.
  12. If you select the None option, the user who wants to join you doesn’t need any Wi-Fi security password to get connected to your network. Nearby users can join any of the frequency band networks. This is the default security of the Guest Network.
  13. The second security option is WPA2-PSK[AES] that provides a reliable and strong connection but in this security type, but the only con of this security type is that some of the Wi-Fi routers only support WPA but not WPA2. If the network you are using is connected with such devices, it is strongly recommended, not to select this security type to select another security type.
  14. Third type of security type is WPA-PSK[TKIP] + WPA2-PSK[AES]. In this type of security, it enabled the device that supports any one of WPA or WPA2 to join any frequency band of the network, however, this security is more secure than WPA-2 PSK[TKIP]
  15. Now to keep the password for your router, enter a phase from 8 to 63 characters. To join any of the frequency bands to the Guest Network a user must enter the Wi-Fi password that will act as the barrier between the web interface of www.19216811.best and the user.
  16. Click on the Apply button, the settings will be saved.

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