User Manual
Table Of Contents
- NETGEAR Wireless Router Setup Manual
- Contents
- Chapter 1 About This Guide
- Chapter 2 Getting to Know Your NETGEAR Wireless Router
- Chapter 3 Connecting the Router to the Internet
- Chapter 4 Optimizing Wireless Connectivity and Security
- Chapter 5 Doing Basic Router Housekeeping
- Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Common Problems
- Appendix A Technical Specifications
- Appendix B Preparing Your Network
- What You Need To Use a Router with a Broadband Modem
- Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking
- Configuring Windows 95, 98, and Me for TCP/IP Networking
- Configuring Windows NT4, 2000 or XP for IP Networking
- Configuring the Macintosh for TCP/IP Networking
- Verifying the Readiness of Your Internet Account
- Restarting the Network
- Glossary

Doing Basic Router Housekeeping 5-1
September 2004
Chapter 5
Doing Basic Router Housekeeping
This chapter describes how to use some of the maintenance features of your Wireless Router.
These features can be found by clicking on the Maintenance heading in the Main Menu of the
browser interface. Other maintenance features not presented in this chapter can be found accessed
via links in the browser interface of the wireless router to the documentation and in the help
screens.
Changing the Administrator Password
The default password for the wireless router’s Web Configuration Manager is password. Change
this password to a more secure password.
From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select Set
Password to bring up the menu shown below.
Figure 5-1: Set Password menu
To change the password, first enter the old password, then enter the new password twice. Click
Apply.










