User Manual

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual
2-22 Safeguarding Your Network
v1.0, May 2008
Now, only devices on this list can wirelessly connect to the WNR2000 router.
Changing the Administrator Password
The default password for the router’s Web Configuration Manager is password. NETGEAR
recommends that you change this password to a more secure password.
To change the administrator password:
1. On the main menu, under Maintenance, select Set Password to display the Set Password
screen.
Warning: MAC address filtering adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your
network by the general public. However, because your trusted MAC
addresses appear in your wireless transmissions, an intruder can read them
and impersonate them. Do not rely on MAC address filtering alone to secure
your network.
Tip: Before changing the router password, back up your configuration settings with the
default password of password. If you save the settings with a new password, and
then you later forget the new password, you will have to reset the router back to the
factory defaults, and log in using the default password of password. This means you
will have to re-enter all the router configuration settings. For information about how
to back up your settings, see “Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration” on
page 6-7.
Figure 2-13