Erasing the settings, Set the password – NETGEAR Universal WiFi Range Extender WN2000RPT User Manual

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Chapter 2. Range Extender Network Settings

Universal WiFi Range Extender WN2000RPT

CAUTION:

Do not try to go online, turn off the range extender, shut down the
computer, or do anything else to the range extender until it finishes
restarting!

4.

Close the message window.

To restore your settings from a saved configuration file, enter the full path to the file on your
computer, or click Browse to browse to the file. When you have located it, click Restore to
send the file to the range extender. The range extender then reboots automatically.

Erasing the Settings

Under some circumstances (for example, if you have lost track of the changes that you made
to the range extender settings), you might want to erase the configuration. After an erase, the
range extender returns to its factory settings (see

Factory Settings

on page

25).

To erase the configuration, click the Erase button in the Backup Settings screen.

CAUTION:

Do not try to go online, turn off the range extender, shut down the
computer, or do anything else to the range extender until it finishes
restarting!

Set the Password

The user name to access the range extender is admin, and its default password is password.
NETGEAR strongly recommends that you set a more secure password.

From the range extender menu at http://www.mywifiext.net, under the Maintenance heading,
select Set Password. The following screen displays:

Type the old password, type the new password twice, and then click Apply.

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