Then, open Advanced Setup and Wireless Repeating at the bottom.
Once logged in, go to the Wireless section of the main configuration page. We used Netgear's Genie software, which is built into the R7000 router, to change the configuration. You typically do this by holding the reset button down for 20 or 30 seconds and then the router will restart. If you've set a new password for the router and since forgotten it, go right ahead and perform a hard restart that will wipe all existing data from the system. Needless to say, you should change your password as soon as you can to something more secure (and we have a handy guide that walks you through the process). If these default passwords don't work, you can generally find the correct ones through the manufacturer's product-support pages or on sites like and. The default for many Netgear routers is admin/password, but others use different combinations, the most common passwords being admin, default, 1234 and password.
