How do I restore the router back to it's factory user name and password? Since I forgot the setup username and password.

"The default log-in credentials for de Web Config Interface are "admin" for the username and the password you create the first time around. As with all routers, you can always restore it to default factory settings via the recessed reset button on its back."

Sorry but this is the only to reset the password

Press the Reset Button for approximately 10 seconds

Resetting the Router will erase all of your settings (WEP Encryption, Wireless and LAN settings, etc.) and replace them with the factory defaults.

factory default password and username
User: leave it in blank Password: admin
or
User: admin Password: admin

what is the model #?
Most netgear routers default to a username of "admin" and password is either " admin ", "password" or it is just blank. Those are the defaults unless someone changed it.
If you cant get in you can hold down the reset button on the back for 30 seconds (while it is plugged into power) and that will set it back to factory default settings then one of the above should work.
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Use the reset button on the back of the router. Hold the button down until the router resets and then re setup the router. You may need to unplug the router from the LAN and wall. Hold the reset button down and plug the power cord back in. Continue holding the reset button and let go after a few seconds. Plug the internet cord back in and re setup.

In order to get your router back to the original settings, you must push in the reset button (usually on the back of the router) for somewhere between 10 and 30 seconds depending on the router. You may need a pin or something small to push in the button, because it can be recessed. Once you have reset the router, the username and password will be changed to the defaults, admin and password, respectively. One thing you must remember is that resetting the router will change all of the router settings back to the factory settings. This means you will lose all of the changes you made since you got the router. Make sure to write down any things you've changed, so you can change them back after the reset. Also, I recommend updating to the latest firmware after the reset.


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For information on how to change your router's password, click here. All Linksys routers have built-in web-based setup pages that allow the user to customize settings and set up advanced properties.
NOTE: Before accessing the router's web-based setup page, make sure the router is powered on and the computer is wired to one of the Ethernet ports on the router (1, 2, 3 or 4 ).
Accessing the Router's Web-Based Setup Page
NOTE: To learn how to reset your device to factory default, click here.
Step 1:
Open a web browser such as Internet Explorer.
Step 2:
Go to the Address bar and enter your router's IP Address ("192.168.1.1" is the default IP of most Linksys routers) then press [Enter].
NOTE: If the IP address of the router has been changed, type the router's IP address in the Address bar instead.
The router's IP address can be changed by:

• Running the router's setup CD.
• Changing it on the router's web-based setup page.

If you forgot the router's IP address you can:

• Check the router's IP address.
• Press the Reset button at the back of the router for 30 seconds.

NOTE: This procedure will reset your router to factory defaults. Any settings on the router will be erased. The router's IP address will be "192.168.1.1" and the username and password will be "admin" after resetting.
Step 3:
A new window will prompt for a User name and Password, type "admin" (this is the default user name and password), then click OK.
NOTE: If the user name and password of the router has been changed, type the router's new user name and password on both fields instead. In case the router login is forgotten, you will to reset the router.
NOTE: This procedure will reset your router to factory defaults. Any settings on the router will be erased. The router's IP address will be "192.168.1.1" and the username and password will be "admin" after resetting. To reconfigure the router, refer to the links below:

• To configure the router with DSL ISP, click here.
• To configure the router with Cable ISP, click here.

Try a hard reset (small button on the back of the router, usually recessed and accessably using a paperclip to push it in)

This will restore the router to factory settings. The password and user name will revert back to the factory ones which for netgear is

User Name = admin
Password = password

Then once your into the router settings you can set the username and password to something you want.

Hope this helps

The default username for the router is admin all lower case. The default password, is blank.

Try this first - if that does not work, you will have to set the router back to factory defaults, then do any setups on it that you had before.

To perform a reset on the Actiontec - Press and hold the reset button on the back of the Gateway for 15 seconds. This will reset the unit back to its factory default settings.