User's Guide

Chapter 13

Manage the Router

2. Go to Advanced > System Tools > Administration and focus on the Account

Management

section.

3. Enter the old password, then a new password twice (both case-sensitive). Click Save.

4. Use the new password for future logins.

13. 9. Default Password Recovery

This feature allows you to recover the login password without restoring router.

Note: If you are using a TP-Link ID to log in to the web management page, the Default Password Recovery feature will

be disabled. To manage the TP-Link ID, go to Basic > TP-Link Cloud.

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2. Go to

Advanced > System Tools > Administration and focus on the Default Password

Recovery

section.

3. Tick the

Enable Password Recovery checkbox.

4. Specify a

mailbox (From) for sending the recovery letter and enter its SMTP Server

address. Specify a

mailbox (To) for receiving the recovery letter. If the mailbox (From)

to send the recovery letter requires encryption, select Enable Authentication and

enter its username and password.

Tips:

• SMTP server is available for users in most webmail systems. For example, the SMTP server address of Gmail is

smtp.gmail.com. You can refer to their Help page to learn the SMTP server address.

• Generally, Enable Authentication should be selected if the login of the mailbox requires username and

password.