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Topic: open wrt first start password

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hello, i have just put the open wrt firmware on my router and trying to configure it and i cant get the password and i have tried the default password but it tells me that it is denied what can i do

On first install it should be telling you it isn't set and you need to assign it.  In other words blank password.

That make no sense. First installation should haven't password. Maybe you flash it again.

In some images, first installation should enable the telnet daemon, which allows login without credentials, and setting the root password through 'passwd'. After the root password is set, restarting the router disables the telnet daemon, enables Dropbear and ordinary router operation.

(Last edited by Antek on 31 Oct 2017, 16:38)

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