Forgot password to Airport Extreme PLease help!

zansheikh10 · zansheikh10 #1 (**permalink**)

08-30-2010, 04:18 PM

Hi everyone
i never thought that i would need to get into the airport utility ever again after the day i bought the airport extreme base station.
When i go into the airport utility and click on the airport extreme base station it asks for a password in order to get into the settings.
I FORGOT the PASSWORD.
Can anyone help me reset it or something?

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

08-30-2010, 04:34 PM

Moved. Not just anything goes in "Anything Goes". Please read forum descriptions prior to posting.

Please read the Airport Extreme Setup Guide for instructions on how to reset your Airport Extreme Base Station.

zansheikh10 · zansheikh10 #3 (**permalink**)

08-30-2010, 05:37 PM

thank you but that really didnt work. i hard reset it but it still asks me for a password when i try to access the settings for it in the airport utility.

chscag · chscag #4 (**permalink**)

08-30-2010, 05:53 PM

OK, I understand what may have happened. Let's try this:

Go to Applications, Utilities, and open the Keychain Access.app. It should give you a listing of your apps that require a password. Just delete the line or setting that lists the Airport Utility. That will remove the old password. Restart the machine and then access Airport Utility again and put in a new password.

Let us know.

chscag #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 32,025 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	08-30-2010, 04:34 PM Moved. Not just anything goes in "Anything Goes". Please read forum descriptions prior to posting. Please read the Airport Extreme Setup Guide for instructions on how to reset your Airport Extreme Base Station. Community Guidelines
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chscag #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 32,025 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	08-30-2010, 05:53 PM OK, I understand what may have happened. Let's try this: Go to Applications, Utilities, and open the Keychain Access.app. It should give you a listing of your apps that require a password. Just delete the line or setting that lists the Airport Utility. That will remove the old password. Restart the machine and then access Airport Utility again and put in a new password. Let us know. Community Guidelines
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Member Since: Apr 15, 2009 Posts: 3 Mac Specs: 2.4 ghz aluminum macbook	08-30-2010, 04:18 PM Hi everyone i never thought that i would need to get into the airport utility ever again after the day i bought the airport extreme base station. When i go into the airport utility and click on the airport extreme base station it asks for a password in order to get into the settings. I FORGOT the PASSWORD. Can anyone help me reset it or something?
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