Install and Access the Modem Router and Its Network
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AC1600 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D6400
To change the password for the user name admin and the login time-out period:
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the
network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login screen displays.
3. Enter the user name and password for the modem router.
The user name is admin
.
The default password is password.
The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
4. Click the OK button.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
5. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password
.
6. Enter the old password.
7. Enter the new password twice.
8. T
o change the automatic login time-out, enter a new value in minutes in the field.
By default, you are logged out of the web management interface after five minutes of
inactivity.
9. Click the Apply button.
Y
our settings are saved.
Set Up Password Recovery
NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery if you change the password for
the modem router user name admin. Then you can recover the password if it is forgotten.
This recovery process is supported in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome browsers, but
not in the Safari browser.