Comments on: I lost my Netgear security key. What do I do?

By: kenny

kenny — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 01:48:47 +0000

how do you reset your router?

By: hussein

hussein — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:52:05 +0000

I lost my netgear security key

By: Barb

Barb — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:11:45 +0000

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

By: Bob McDaniel

Bob McDaniel — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:44:28 +0000

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

By: Kaashif Haja

Kaashif Haja — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 01:43:24 +0000

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

By: Sohel Zaman

Sohel Zaman — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 03:38:01 +0000

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.

By: Irshaad Abdool

Irshaad Abdool — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 09:55:58 +0000

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

By: Oron

Oron — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:42:29 +0000

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

By: Mihovil Pletikos

Mihovil Pletikos — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:44:09 +0000

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

By: Shakirah Faleh Lai

Shakirah Faleh Lai — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:03:18 +0000

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

By: Bruce Epper

Bruce Epper — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 23:23:22 +0000

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