Chapter 12 Manage the Router
12. 5. Change the Administrator Account
The account management feature allows you to change your login username and password of the web management page.
1. Visit
http://tplinkwifi.net
, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.
2. Go to Advanced > System Tools > Administration and focus on the Account
Management section.
3. Enter the old username and old password. Enter the new username and enter the new password twice (both case-sensitive). Click Save .
4. Use the new username and password for the following logins.
12. 6. Password Recovery
This feature allows you to recover your default login username and password in case you forget them.
1. Visit
http://tplinkwifi.net
, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.
2. Go to Advanced > System Tools > Administration and focus on the Password Recovery section.
3. Select the Enable Password Recovery checkbox.
4. Specify a mailbox (From) for sending the recovery letter and enter its SMTP Server address. Specify a mailbox (To) for receiving the recovery letter. If the mailbox (From) to send the recovery letter requires encryption, select Enable Authentication and enter its username and password.
Tips:
• SMTP server is available for users in most webmail systems. For example, the SMTP server address of Gmail is smtp.gmail.com. You can refer to their Help page to learn the SMTP server address.
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