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| From | NY <me@privacy.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | uk.telecom.broadband |
| Subject | Re: Logging into Zyxel router (to configure it) from Firefox - password not saved correctly |
| Date | 2026-09-03 11:24 +0100 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <117bht4$3jl7d$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <117bdia$3i1a1$1@dont-email.me> <117bgc5$3ir9l$1@dont-email.me> |
On 03/09/2026 10:58, Woody wrote: > On Thu 03/09/2026 10:10, NY wrote: >> Has anyone had problems getting Firefox to remember and replay the >> admin password for a Zyxel router? >> >> I've got an entry in Firefox's "Saved Logins" list which contains the >> full password, but when I browse to the router's IP and get the logon >> prompt, the auto-saved password only contains one character (is it >> coincidence that it's the final character of the password?). I can >> click on the cogwheel alongside FF's saved-password entry which takes >> me to the entry in the list from which I can copy the full password, >> so it's not insurmountable, but it's a minor pain. I've tried deleting >> and re- adding the entry in FF's Saved Logons - same result. >> >> The router is an EX5601-T0. >> >> >> > > From what I can see you need to do a factory reset and then use the > default username and default password on which should be on the unit label. > > For factory reset press and hold the reset button for about 10 seconds > until the lights start flashing. It does mean you will have to rebuild > the config but that shouldn't be too onerous. It's a brand new unit - supplied by Quickline for their FTTP service - so it's still got its initial config apart from a few IP reservations and port forwarding rules. The admin username/password are still the defaults that are printed on the label.
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Logging into Zyxel router (to configure it) from Firefox - password not saved correctly "NY" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-09-03 10:10 +0100
Re: Logging into Zyxel router (to configure it) from Firefox - password not saved correctly Woody <harrogate3@ntlworld.com> - 2026-09-03 10:58 +0100
Re: Logging into Zyxel router (to configure it) from Firefox - password not saved correctly NY <me@privacy.net> - 2026-09-03 11:24 +0100
Re: Logging into Zyxel router (to configure it) from Firefox - password not saved correctly NY <me@privacy.net> - 2026-09-03 11:35 +0100
Re: Logging into Zyxel router (to configure it) from Firefox - password not saved correctly Woody <harrogate3@ntlworld.com> - 2026-09-03 11:57 +0100
Re: Logging into Zyxel router (to configure it) from Firefox - password not saved correctly Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2026-09-03 12:27 +0100
Re: Logging into Zyxel router (to configure it) from Firefox - password not saved correctly "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-09-03 14:01 +0100
Re: Logging into Zyxel router (to configure it) from Firefox - password not saved correctly NY <me@privacy.net> - 2026-09-23 20:27 +0100
Re: Logging into Zyxel router (to configure it) from Firefox - password not saved correctly Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-09-03 14:15 +0100
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