Jul122012

I lost my Netgear security key. What do I do?

Sandra asks:

I have lost my Netgear security key. I am trying to connect my printer to my wireless router. Can you help me get my security key?


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Bruce Epper

July 12, 2012

If it is not printed on a card that came with the device (or a sticker attached to it), you may be able to get it by logging into the device (may required a wired computer to do it) and checking the Wireless Security section of the configuration. It will have the encryption type listed (should be WPA2/PSK) and it may list the key (passphrase, hex string, etc).

If you have a Windows computer that has previously been connected to this wireless network, you can use WirelessKeyView to find all of the saved keys for every network it has ever been attached to. Just make sure you grab the right one for your system.

32-bit http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wirelesskeyview.zip
64-bit http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wirelesskeyview-x64.zip

Oron

Excellent advice, couldn’t have put it better myself! The default Admin account Netgear routers is
username=admin
password=password

July 13, 2012
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Shakirah Faleh Lai

July 13, 2012

Reset you router or try this: head to the Network and sharing center and next to the little house click on Home network , then choose Home network , then click on, View or change HomeGroup settings them select, view or print the homegroup password.

Check this solution too
http://www.justanswer.com/computer-networking/3515l-hi-i-lost-netgear-router-network-security-key-this.html

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Mihovil Pletikos

July 13, 2012

reseting your router is the way to solve it! and then set it up with a some password you will remember :)

kenny

how do you reset your router?

December 28, 2012
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Irshaad Abdool

July 15, 2012

usually it is written on the router itself. if not, you can (sry fr that) reset the router and set it anew

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Sohel Zaman

July 17, 2012

Reset your router to factory settings. Problem should be solved. You will just have to click through the very very small hole with a pin to reset the router.

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Kaashif Haja

August 20, 2012

Some modems/routers have their passphrase written on the backside.
If you haven’t changed the passphrase, try it out!

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Bob McDaniel

September 3, 2012

I do not know what my security code is. It was set up several yrs. ago. How can I change it?

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Barb

November 26, 2012

I just purchased a Kindle Fire and I am not able to connect to wi-fi

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hussein

December 20, 2012

I lost my netgear security key