Sony PCWA-A500 - Manual (Page 39)

Setup password
I forgot the Acce s s Point Se tup Utility pas s w ord.
Use the follow ing operations.
1. Pre s s the re s e t s w itch on the bottom the Acce s s Point for approxim ate ly one s e cond w hile the pow e r to the Acce s s Point is
ON.
The Encryption Key w ill be disabled for approximately five minutes and the passw ord for the Access Point Setup Utility w ill also be disabled.
(Softw are Reset mode)
2. Le ave the Encryption Ke y box value blank for the Acce s s Point conne ction s e ttings us ing the Wire le s s Pale tte , the n click
Conne ct.
The connection can require some time.
3. Start e ithe r the Cus tom Acce s s Point Se tup Utility (or the Bas ic Acce s s Point Se tup Utility).
The softw are reset w ill automatically set the passw ord to its ex-factory setting of "public". (You can now change the passw ord to anything other
than "public".)
4. Click SCAN.
Selection of communication mode and setup of common parameters dialog box appears.
5. Click NEXT.
Note
Alw ays delete the "*****" in the Encryption Key text box and reset it.
6. Click NEXT.
The Connection Setup dialog box appears.
7. Click UPLOAD.
The settings are uploaded to the Access Point. Please w ait until the Access Point's POWER indicator turns green. It takes approximately 30
seconds.
8. Afte r the POWER indicator turns gre e n, click LINK TEST.
9. Whe n the confirm ation dialog box appe ars , click FINISH to e xit.
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